Album Amicorum Silk Chiffon Scarf For the History Buff The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

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Album Amicorum Silk Chiffon Scarf For the History Buff The Call of the WildThe lush yet delicate illustrations on this scarf are taken from pages in the Album Amicorum of Philipp Hainhofer (15781647), a German merchant, banker, diplomat, and art collector. Several dozen different flowers are depicted, surrounded by a border of seashells. An album amicorum, or friendship album, is the precursor of the modern autograph album, a collection of signatures of family, friends, or, in this case, royalty. Hainhofers register includes