Books and Manuscripts · Kavel 2490
[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum
of CASPAR GOTTFRIED HAHN, mainly Jena and Leipsic, 1643-1650, 194 lvs. (incl. 112 blank), comprising 74 contributions incl. 1 MINIATURE, 7 gouaches of coats of arms heightened w. gold (1x mounted), 7 drawings (4x gouache and heightened w. gold, 1x mounted) and 1 portrait in red crayon, contemp. richly gilt calf, frontcover giltlettered "C.G.H.S. / 1643", a.e.g., obl. 12mo.
- Kavel
- 2490
- Veiling
- Auction 85, 23-27 Nov 2026
- Schatting
- € 7.000 – € 9.000
- Foto's
- 5 foto's
Conditie
Bookplates of J.A. Six and E.A. van Beresteyn on the preliminary lvs. (w. manuscript annotations) and sm. ticket of "Familie-Archief van Beresteyn" on frontcover. Coat of arms of Hahn family mounted on upper pastedown; later erroneously numbered (no signs of missing lvs.); a few lvs. w. contemp. annotations; one leaf w. heraldic gouache repaired; hinges broken. Binding sl. worn along extremities; joints splitting at spine ends.
Opmerkingen
A very rich album amicorum belonging to Caspar Gottfried Hahn, a German theologian and member of the noble family Hahn. The album contains mainly entries by students from the University of Jena and Leipsic. This album amicorum with beautiful drawings is a typical example of the German alba amicorum tradition at its height. It includes entries by i.a. Christoph Philipp Richter (1601-1673) dated 1644, a German legal scholar; Gothofredus Cundisius, Niclaus Rhodius, Ludolphus Freydorff; Christophorus Weyse and Johannes Christophorus Fickerus. The miniature, painted in vibrant colours, shows four people at a round table playing backgammon (often associated with the cardinal sin sloth), underneath a quote from Terence's play Adelphoe: "Ita vita est Hominum, quasi cum ludas tesseris, Si illud quod maxime opus est iacta non cadit: illud quod cecidit forte, id arte ut corrigas." One entry w. a circular emblem was added in 1793. Provenance: Van Stockum 1925, no.266 (sale library J.W. Six van Vromade). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIV.
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