Vier schöne/ neue geistliche Lieder
A 1708 German hymn sheet of four new spiritual songs by Jacob Blaser, printed by Niklaus Emanuel Haller and held by the UB Bern library. The single picture is a woodcut printer's ornament: a female face framed by symmetrical acanthus-like scrolls, leaves, and a cluster of small round fruits or shells at the base. A designer could draw on its strictly mirrored, centred composition for headpieces, tailpieces, or vintage ornamental borders.
