GIA4767707 The Great booklet on the back of the cover of the Almanac ??????Veritable Messenger lame??????of Bale in Switzerland from the year 1789. It was a popular almanac distributed in the countryside thanks to the peddlers. Illustrations and codification of information in the form of simple conventional signs make it possible to reach an almost illiterate audience. The information provided includes dates and times of fairs and markets, weather and astrological forecasts. by Unknown artist, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great booklet on the back of the cover of the Almanac ??????Veritable Messenger lame??????of Bale in Switzerland from the year 1789. It was a popular almanac distributed in the countryside thanks to the peddlers. Illustrations and codification of information in the form of simple conventional signs make it possible to reach an almost illiterate audience. The information provided includes dates and times of fairs and markets, weather and astrological forecasts.); by Giancarlo Costa; out of copyright.