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An illustration of traveling players in Franz Hartmann's early modern album amicorum.(Critical essay)
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Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England
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January 1, 2008
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THE album amicorum flourished in German- (and Dutch-) speaking Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Begun in German universities, where students collected autographs of fellow students and professors, friendship albums, now in archives throughout Europe, stand as a Who's Who of the early modern period. Typically, a contributor, at the album owner's invitation, would inscribe a motto, a dedication, and a signature, along with date and place, and, often, have his coat of arms painted on the page. As the form evolved, watercolors of emblems, costumes, objects, and scenes, reflecting personal interests and travel, were commissioned by album owners and ...
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