1840s Boxed German Album Amicorum with Many Lovelies abract watercolor but drawings of houses many

but drawings of houses many be my favorite

and carved from one piece of wood

) Very good antique condition

signed and dated 1904 on the reverse by brother (Fra) Anlobsopladser (I believe) of Munkebjarg

3 3/4" x 2 7/8"

1840s Boxed German Album Amicorum with Many Lovelies abract watercolor but drawings of houses manyI only recently learned about album amicorum (Latin for "book of friends") or liber amicorum, a European manuscript tradition, beginning in the 16ht century, where individualsoften students, scholars, or aristocratscollected signatures, poems, illustrations, and in this case embroideries, from friends, colleagues, and notable figures. A sort of precursor to the Victorian autograph album, but these were comprised of loose pieces, collected over time,