LOWER SHELF
The other objects on the lower shelf relate to three of the mathematical sciences of the Quadrivium:
Arithmetic:
Peter Apian, Eyn Newe unnd wohlgegründte underweysung aller Kauffmanns Rechnung (A new and reliable instruction book of calculation for merchants) (Ingolstadt: G. Apianum, 1527).
Geometry:
Square holding the Arithmetic Book open, and the compass in the background.
Music:
Lutheran Hymnbook: Johannes Walther's Geistlich Gesangbuhli (Holy Hymnbook) 1st ed (Wittenberg, 1524) and a case of flutes.