Album amicorum of Wolfgang Leutkauff
Manuscript
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Album amicorum, probably owned by Wolfgang Leutkauff, with inscriptions and coats of arms; entries written in Constantinople, Italy, Vienna, etc., and including other illustrations.
228 leaves (18 blank), with colour illustrations.
Album composed of plain and coloured paper, including 141 decorated leaves, 46 marbled, some touched with gold.
Binding of red leather with gold painted and gold cablework borders.
228 leaves (18 blank), with colour illustrations.
Album composed of plain and coloured paper, including 141 decorated leaves, 46 marbled, some touched with gold.
Binding of red leather with gold painted and gold cablework borders.
Object details
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| Title | Album amicorum of Wolfgang Leutkauff |
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| Brief description | Manuscript, Album amicorum of Wolfgang Leutkauff, Turkey, 1616-1632. |
| Physical description | Album amicorum, probably owned by Wolfgang Leutkauff, with inscriptions and coats of arms; entries written in Constantinople, Italy, Vienna, etc., and including other illustrations. 228 leaves (18 blank), with colour illustrations. Album composed of plain and coloured paper, including 141 decorated leaves, 46 marbled, some touched with gold. Binding of red leather with gold painted and gold cablework borders. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Assembled and added to between 1616 and 1632 for Wolfgang Leutkauff in Turkey. Collection of H.J. von Aussem, probably Hermann Isaak von Aussem (1744-1825), art and book collector based in Aachen: inscription inside the front cover 'H.J. von Aussem 38', the '38' probably corresponds to teh book's number in von Aussem's library. Donated to the Museum by Mrs D.C. Hodgson in 1889; accessioned on 30th October 1889 (inscription inside the front cover: 30.X.89). |
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| Library number | MSL/1889/1392 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2023 |
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