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I bought some modelling wax from a catalog recently, and it happened to have come originally from Germany (the wax, that is). In the box was a fold-out showing a few photos of kids playing with the wax and some sample figures that had been made from it, but also this:
About all I understand is the names of the colours, and "Light", "Shade", "Heaven", "Earth", and some of the other words around the picture, so I'm going to have to take the time to translate the rest at some point. I'm pretty curious what relevance discussion of Goethe has to coloured wax that is mainly intended as a toy for children.
About all I understand is the names of the colours, and "Light", "Shade", "Heaven", "Earth", and some of the other words around the picture, so I'm going to have to take the time to translate the rest at some point. I'm pretty curious what relevance discussion of Goethe has to coloured wax that is mainly intended as a toy for children.