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Neues ABC buch für kinder (N)
Neues ABC buch für kinder (N)
TitleNeues ABC buch für kinder (N)
Alternate TitleNew ABC book for children
AuthorUnknown
PublisherBermann, J.
Publisher LocationAustria -- Wien [Vienna]
Publication Dateca. 1849
PrinterUnknown
IllustratorUnknown
Image Production ProcessIntaglio prints--engravings
NotesIllustrated with hand colored intaglio prints.
The first half of the book is an alphabet book. Each page is devoted to a single letter and shows upper and lower case variations of the printed letter along with accompanying illustrations and a caption that is written in German, French, Italian, and Hungarian. The illustrations include animals and parts of the body, and depict tradesmen such as a potters, cobblers, doctors and gardeners.
The second half of the book is a primer written in French and German. It includes vocabulary lists and short readings and is intended to assist German children in learning and understanding French.
This page illustrates the letter "N". It stands for needle (nadel, aiguille, ago, tü), nose (nase, nez, naso, orr), rhinoceros (nashorn, rhinocéros, rinoceronto, szarvorrú), negro (neger, négre, negro, szeretsen), carnation (nelke, oeillet, garofano, szegfü), and nuts (nüsse, noix, noce, dió). The illustration for "negro" depicts a black man wearing a loincloth and carrying a bow and arrow.
CategoryAlphabet books
Primers (Instructional books)
Trades and Occupations
LanguageGerman
French
Italian
Hungarian
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL1301
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Object TypeBook
Physical Description[25] leaves, 64 p.: illustrated; 20 x 12.5 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationPhotographed 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 ChecklistExhibit Checklist L.15
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