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A 16th-century illustration of a man in a Purple and black Renaissance outfit with a ruffled collar, black cape, and black shoes. He carries a large, ornate pillow on his shoulder, holding it with one hand while carrying a small hat in the other. The handwritten text above reads “Habito Vinitiano” and describes him as a servant carrying a cushion.

A 16th-century illustration of a man in a Purple and black Renaissance outfit with a ruffled collar, black cape, and black shoes. He carries a large, ornate pillow on his shoulder, holding it with one hand while carrying a small hat in the other. The handwritten text above reads “Habito Vinitiano” and describes him as a servant carrying a cushion.

A 16th-century illustration of a man dressed in purple and black Renaissance clothing, wearing a black hat with gold trim. He is carrying an ornate, red and gold chair on his shoulder, gripping one of its curved arms. The handwritten text identifies him as another servant tasked with carrying a chair

A 16th-century illustration of a man dressed in purple and black Renaissance clothing, wearing a black hat with gold trim. He is carrying an ornate, red and gold chair on his shoulder, gripping one of its curved arms. The handwritten text identifies him as another servant tasked with carrying a chair

A 16th-century illustration of a man in Renaissance attire, holding a large, elegant parasol with a golden frame and pink fabric. He wears a black hat with a gold band and walks forward, holding the parasol upright. The handwritten text describes him as a servant carrying an umbrella.

A 16th-century illustration of a man in Renaissance attire, holding a large, elegant parasol with a golden frame and pink fabric. He wears a black hat with a gold band and walks forward, holding the parasol upright. The handwritten text describes him as a servant carrying an umbrella.

When job descriptions are vague, but carrying random objects with style is a must.

From 16th century #AlbumAmicorum #Renaissance #earlymodern
#NationalLibraryOfLithuania

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Can you bring me a couple of chickens and spin some thread? #Multitasking at it’s best. This image come from an #AlbumAmicorum that belonged to Maximilian Teuffel, who brought it to Italy while studying. Some of illustrations are almost identical to other albums, could they have been mass produced?

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#otd November 17th (1588-1610) Anastasius Demler signed the #albumamicorum of Hans Joachim Prack von Asch in Vienna. Prack, a messenger for the Habsburg Ambassador to Constantinople, collected Ottoman decorated papers. Demler was likeky a professor of law from Tübingen (or a son with the same name?)

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PLAN: Prag, Knihovna královské kanonie premonstrátu na Strahove, DG IV 25, fol. 43v

PLAN: Prag, Knihovna královské kanonie premonstrátu na Strahove, DG IV 25, fol. 43v

#OTD in #history November 16, 1575, Johann Huetstockher the younger signed the #albumamicorum of the master of the kitchens in the German House in Constantinople, Sebald Plan. Huetstockher was named as a messenger in Stefan Gerlach's travel narrative #portraitsofempires

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#OTD in history, November 15, 1590, johann Schürer von Krumau signed the #albumamicorum of Johann Lucano in the German House in Ottoman Constantinople. Lucano was a member if ambassador Pezzen's retinue. I found out about this album after publishing #portraitsofempires. I am sure there are more!

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Is this the earliest #catpiano?
#Engraving from Johann Theodor de Bry's Emblemata Saecularia, 1596
#Watercolour from Andreas Matt's #AlbumAmicorum, 1597-1606.
#cat #cats #earlymusic #earlymodern #lute

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Two #owls with a #mouse, and a #monkey playing the #bagpipes.
From the Album amicorum of G.F. Speid, Bavaria, c1631-1633
Bodleian Library MS. Autogr. g. 3
#17thCentury #earlymodern #earlymusic #albumamicorum #owl

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Musicians playing by candlelight.
From the album amicorum of Johannes Weckherlin (entries dated from 1593-1608). Württembergische Landesbibiothek, Cod. hist. oct. 218
[Would one candle really give enough light??]
#earlymusic #violin #lute #earlymodern #albumamicorum

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#OTD, November 30, 1591, Habsburg resident ambassador to the Ottoman Empire Friedrich von Kreckwitz signed the #albumamicorum of the messenger Hans Joachim Prack von Asch. See the silhouette paper and coat of arms 😍. Getty Research Institute: 2013.M.24, fol. 39r. #PortraitsofEmpires

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