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| Title | Der Struwwelpeter oder, lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder (title page) |
| Author | Hoffman, Heinrich, 1809-1894 |
| Publisher | Rütten & Loening
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| Publisher Location | Germany--Frankfurt am Main |
| Publication Date | ca. 1871 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints
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| Notes | Illustrated with color printed reliefs.
Classic tales in verse about naughty boys and girls and the fates that befall them when they misbehave.
The title page depicts angels pouring toys onto the scenes below in which a girl plays with her toys, a girl is shown eating at a table, and a girl walks down the street with her mother. The text talks about how the children will recieve a nice picture book if they are well behaved. |
| Contextual Notes | Struwwelpeter was first published in Germany in 1845 under the title "Lustige Geschichten und Drollige Bilder" and was described as "one of the earliest and most successful author-artist picture-books for the very young." It's author, Heinrich Hoffmann, was a German psychiatrist and the superintendent of a "progressive" mental hospital. This book, supposedly intended to be therapeutic, was written for his three-year old son. It was reissued as "Struwwelpeter" in 1847 with added stories and pictures. In 1848 it was translated into English. The priority of the hundreds of editions is often determined by the slovenliness of Peter's features, particularly his hair. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Children's poetry; Picture books for children; Wit and humor, Juvenile; Conduct of life--Juvenile poetry; Children's accidents--Juvenile poetry; Stories in rhyme; German language materials--Juvenile |
| Category | Cautionary tales
Moral instruction
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| Language | German |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0904 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection PZ34.3.H675 St 1800 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | 1-3, 18-22 p. (pages missing): illustrated; 26 x 20 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist L.119 |
