Chorus musarum, id est, elogia, poemata, epigrammata, echo, aenigmata, ludus poeticus, ars hermetica, &c
A Latin poetry anthology by Jan de Bisschop, published in Leyden in 1700, collected from classical and Dutch verse, epigrams and riddles. The single picture is a dark ornamental printer's device of symmetrical scrolls, leaves and foliage in a shield-like arrangement, which suggests a model for symmetrical flourish, cartouche or heraldic-style decoration for a designer working with ornate borders or emblems.
