Black and white engraved plate depicting activities during the month of May. A group can be seen eating al fresco with a musician playing nearby. Couples stroll in the garden amongst peacocks and fowl, while a dog plays. The garden is adjacent to a moated house, surrounded by a river or lake. With a zodiacal figure in the sky. The book plate bears the imprint 'Mayus'. From the book 'Oeconomia ruralis et domestica' by Johann Coler