Etliche schöne Geistliche Lieder
A German hymnal of spiritual songs by Jacob Blaser, printed in 1695 and published by Johann Conrad von Mechel I, probably for devotional use among German-speaking Protestant readers. The single picture is a symmetrical black ornamental device of scrolling tendrils, foliage and stylised flourishes printed from a worn woodblock on cream paper, a motif a designer could adapt for borders, cartouches or symmetrical pattern work.
