Abstract

Religious leaflets constitute a segment of popular graphics. About thirty printing houses
dealt with them in the 19th century Hungarian Kingdom. The main genres printed on leafl
ets are prayers, songs and miracle descriptions, the central themes being the veneration
of Mary and Jesus, as well as pilgrimage. The purpose of this study is the analysis of the
imagery and the relation between image and text on the religious leaflets printed in Martin
Bagó’s Publishing House. In the course of her research the author reviewed a private
collection containing 170 booklets published by Bagó and about 150 further religious
leaflets printed in other publishing houses of the region.

Keywords: illustrated religious leaflets, popular graphic art, 19th century