Pro infanzia pel desiderio di una buona riforma
An 1897 Italian pedagogical pamphlet on children's education and kindergarten, written by Maria Arrigoni and printed in Pavia by the Tipografia Artigianelli for teachers and parents concerned with reform. Its pictures are small black-and-white ornamental headpieces and tailpieces built from scrolls, rules, and rosette borders framing vignettes of rural landscapes, a stone bridge, a wooded river, a mountain gorge, and a footbridge over a waterfall. A designer could draw on their compact, symmetrical framing devices for decorative panels and vintage-style dividers.
