Cartouche for: Various New Compartments

This engraving serves as the title page for a collection of 'compartments' intended for craftsmen such as goldsmiths, painters, and masons. The central plaque is surrounded by complex, leather-like strapwork and heavy bunches of fruit suspended from ribbons. This style of ornamentation provided the visual framework for many 16th-century title pages and scientific treatises.

As a product of the Goltzius workshop, this work exemplifies the Haarlem Mannerist style that defined the visual language of the Northern Renaissance. The mention of goldsmiths in the inscription highlights the historical link between decorative metalwork and the practical metallurgical traditions of alchemy.