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Walters Ms. W.922, Liber amicorum of Joannes Carolus Erlenwein

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Shelf mark

W.922


Manuscript

Liber amicorum of Joannes Carolus Erlenwein


Text title
Friendship book

Abstract

This friendship book was bound in 1615 for Joannes Carolus Erlenwein (Hans Carl Erlenwein), a student in the seminary at Fulda. The value of this book lies not only in the heraldry of fifty-five aristocratic German families at the time, but from the printed book contained within it as well: the complete first (and only) edition of Isaac Hillaire's Speculum Heroicum, including half-page engravings by Utrecht artist Crispin de Passe the Elder. The personal inscriptions in the book, the majority from his classmates at Fulda, date from 1615 to 1619, with several additional hands visible throughout. One hand has written the family names over the coats of arms on most of the personal messages from 1615; a later hand (possibly from the Erlenwein family) has added notes to many pages on the dates of births, deaths, marriages, and offices held; an even later hand created an almost complete index of the family names in the book on the last pages, and is possibly the same hand that added a second set of notations on important dates to several pages. It should be noted that the family names are spelled up to three or four different ways in the course of the friendship book; the primary spelling followed here is taken from the personal inscriptions.


Date

Binding dated 1615 CE


Origin

Kaiserwerth and Fulda, Germany


Form

Book


Genre

Historical


Language:

The primary language in this manuscript is Latin. The secondary languages of this manuscript are French, German.


Support material

Paper

Seventeenth-century paper; watermark of dragon with shield (?) visible near gutter on some blank folios


Extent

Pagination: 313

There are 312 numbered pages and one unnumbered index page at end, but which is attached to page 312 and is therefore part of its quire structure


Collation

Formula: Undetermined

Catchwords: None

Signatures: None

Comments: Book is interleaved with thirty-eight printed pages


Dimensions

15.5 cm wide by 19.6 cm high


Layout
  1. No standardized layout as it is an autograph album

Contents:
fols. 1 - 312:
  1. Title: Friendship book
  2. Contents: Inscriptions, coats of arms, and miniatures added by schoolmates of book's owner starting around the time the manuscript received its ownership inscription in 1614, presumably until the dedication page was completed in 1623; index on last (unnumbered) page alphabetically lists contents of book by contributor's name
  3. Text note: An important printed text has been interleaved with the manuscript pages of the book: Hillaire, Isaac, Speculum heroicum principis omnium temporum poëtarum Homeri, Utrecht: Passeus, 1613. It appears that the entire book by Hillaire has been included, with thirty-eight leaves inserted throughout. This is the first and only edition of Hillaire's emblem book, which is based on Homer's Iliad and contains engravings by Crispin de Passe the Elder.
  4. Decoration note: Sixty-three full-page painted armorials (two unfinished); thirteen full-page miniatures; one painted dedication page; one engraved armorial; from the interleaved printed copy of Hillaire's Speculum heroicum, there are engravings that include a title page, author portrait, and twenty-four half-page emblems by Crispin de Passe the Elder; text in black and brown ink

Decoration:

Upper board inside:

  1. W.922, Upper board inside
  2. Title: Arms of Joannes Carolus Erlenwein
  3. Form: Full-page armorial

p. 7:

  1. W.922, p. 7
  2. Title: Title page with bust of Homer
  3. Form: Half-page engraving by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire’s Speculum heroicum

p. 9:

  1. W.922, p. 9
  2. Title: Arms of Ferdinand II
  3. Form: Full-page armorial

p. 11:

  1. W.922, p. 11
  2. Title: Headpiece
  3. Form: Half-page engraved headpiece by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire’s Speculum heroicum

p. 13:

  1. W.922, p. 13
  2. Title: Arms of Ferdinand of Bavaria, archbishop of Cologne
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Ferdinand of Bavaria refers to himself here as "Ertzbischoff zu Köllen und [K]urfeurst Bischoff zu Munster[,] Paderborn und Luttig, Administrator der sti[--]ter Hildesheim, Berchtesgaden und Stabell."

    Ferdinand of Bavaria (1577-1650) became prince-elector archbishop of Cologne and prince-bishop of Munster, Paderborn, Liège, and Hildesheim in 1612. His nephew Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (p. 16) succeeded him in several offices upon his death. Notations written in several different hands about his birth, death, and various titles surround the coat of arms.

p. 15:

  1. W.922, p. 15
  2. Title: Arms of Maximilian I of Bavaria
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Maximilian I of Bavaria was a duke of Bavaria and prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

p. 16:

  1. W.922, p. 16
  2. Title: Arms of Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Maximilian Henry of Bavaria succeeded his uncle Ferdinand of Bavaria (p. 13) as prince-elector archbishop of Cologne and prince-bishop of Hildesheim and Liège in 1650 (upon Ferdinand's death).

p. 19:

  1. W.922, p. 19
  2. Title: Arms of Louis XIII, king of France
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Ludovicus XIII; index: Ludovicus XIII, Löuis V. [...]

p. 21:

  1. W.922, p. 21
  2. Title: Arms of Wolfgang Wilhelm, count palatine of Neuburg
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Wolfgang Wilhelmo Pfalzgrane [sic]; index: Wolfgang Wilhelm, Pfalzgraf

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: "Neoburgi Danubÿ" at the bottom of the coat of arms, referring to Neuburg an der Donau in Bavaria.

p. 26:

  1. W.922, p. 26
  2. Title: Author portrait of Isaac Hillaire
  3. Form: Full-page engraving by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire’s Speculum heroicum

p. 27:

  1. W.922, p. 27
  2. Title: Dedication page
  3. Form: Full-page miniature

p. 30:

  1. W.922, p. 30
  2. Title: Erlenwein castle with family
  3. Form: Full-page miniature

p. 31:

  1. W.922, p. 31
  2. Title: Arms of Erlenwein family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Arnoldus Erlenwein; index: Erlenwein

    Several hands have made notes on the birth, life, and death of Arnoldus Erlenwein, brother of the book's owner, the most important set in dark brown ink around the top of the coat of arms. This notation credits him as a clergyman of a monastery in Westphalia, as well as pastor of a church Olpfen (now Olfen) for only one night before his death on January 16, 1645 at the age of 48.

p. 33:

  1. W.922, p. 33
  2. Title: Arms of Heusst family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Catharina Heusst Bonnensis; index: Heu[ss]t

    As seen on many pages, this inscription includes a Latinized place name: Bonn. The personal inscription was written by Joannes Carolus Erlenwein on behalf of his mother, Catharina Heusst of Bonn, who died on October 6, 1605 ("1605.6.8bris").

p. 37:

  1. W.922, p. 37
  2. Title: Arms of Erlenwein family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Susanna Erlenwein; index: Erlenwein

    Susanna Erlenwein was the older sister of the book's owner, Johannes Carolus Erlenwein. A later hand has added the dates of her birth and death: 1590 to April 12, 1663. The index hand has also added a note on her marriage to Valentinus Kurtzrock, the date of his death on February 17, 1660, and a reference to Kurtzrock's own inscription on p. 200a.

p. 41:

  1. W.922, p. 41
  2. Title: Combined arms of Gerolt and Erlenwein families
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Maria Elisabeth Erlenwein; index: Erlenwein, Gerolt

    A later hand has added the birth and death dates of Maria Elisabeth Erlenwein in brown ink: June 11, 1595 to March 1, 1632; this hand has also noted the May 1618 marriage of Maria Elisabeth to the Gerolt family. In black ink, the index hand identifies Georg Gerolt as her husband, as well as noting that Maria Elisabeth was Johannes Carolus Erlenwein's twin sister with reference to the notes before p. 1. In blue crayon (?), a final hand written in French refers to an office held by Georg Gerolt.

p. 42:

  1. W.922, p. 42
  2. Title: Arms of Sonborn family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Fridericus à Sonborn; index: Sonborn

    The death date of May 24, 1624 included in the personal inscription space indicates that this page may have been created in honor of the deceased first husband of the wife of the book's owner, whose arms are on the following page (p. 43).

p. 43:

  1. W.922, p. 43
  2. Title: Arms of von der Heussen family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Adelheidis von der Heussen; index: Heu[ss]en (von der)

    Based on the inscription, Adelheidis von der Heussen, born September 8, 1584, was first married to a certain Sonborn on February 28, 1612, and then to Johannes Carolus Erlenwein (the book's owner) on November 10, 1624. The Sonborn family arms on the preceding page might refer to her first husband, as a death date in May 1624 is noted for Friedrich Sonborn. In darker brown ink, a later hand has added the birth dates of Ferdinand and Theobald, the sons (?) of the book's owner.

p. 65:

  1. W.922, p. 65
  2. Title: Combined arms of Leulstorpff and Brempt families
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Ludowicus von Leulstorpff; coat of arms: Herr Oberster von Leulstorpff; index: Brempt, Leulsdorf

p. 66:

  1. W.922, p. 66
  2. Title: Combined arms of Leulstorpff and Quadt families (unfinished)
  3. Form: Full-page armorial

p. 69:

  1. W.922, p. 69
  2. Title: Arms of Wittenhorst family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Hermannus Theodorus a Wittenhorst; coat of arms: Witenhorst; index: Witenhost [sic]

p. 73:

  1. W.922, p. 73
  2. Title: Chryses begs Agamemnon to return his daughter
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 75:

  1. W.922, p. 75
  2. Title: Combined arms of Metternich zu Schweppenburg and Burggräffin (von Dohna) families
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    "Wilhelm von Metternich zu Schweppenburg" and "Rosina Burggräffin;" index: Dohna, Metternich zu Schweppenburg

    In black ink, the index hand has added a note on the Dohna family (relation to Rosina Burggräffin ?).

p. 77:

  1. W.922, p. 77
  2. Title: Arms of Metternich et Mülennarck family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Bernardus á Metternich et Mülennarck Iuliacensis (?); index: Metternich V. Mülennarck

    The signer has included his mother's arms (Borshÿtt family) on p. 171.

p. 79:

  1. W.922, p. 79
  2. Title: Arms of Quadt family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Bertramus Adolphus a Quadt; coat of arms: H. Oberster Quadt von der Alsbach; index: Quadt [von] Alsbach

    The depiction of a military camp below the coat of arms is fitting, given that "Oberster" was a title of military authority.

p. 81:

  1. W.922, p. 81
  2. Title: Jupiter advises Agamemnon while he sleeps
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 83:

  1. W.922, p. 83
  2. Title: Arms of Billehe family
  3. Form: Engraving
  4. Comment:

    "Billehe;" index: Billehe

p. 89:

  1. W.922, p. 89
  2. Title: Hector presents Paris' proposal for single combat against Menelaus to Helen
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire’s Speculum heroicum

p. 93:

  1. W.922, p. 93
  2. Title: Arms of Krevett family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Fridericus Krevett à Vernaburch Saltzkottensis Westphalus; coat of arms: Krevet [-] a Vernaburch; index: Krevet

    As seen on many pages, the signer has inculded a Latinized place name: Saltzkotten, Westphalia.

p. 95:

  1. W.922, p. 95
  2. Title: Arms of Uslar family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Henricus Fridericus ab Uslar Brunsuicensis; coat of arms: ab Uslar; index: Uslar

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Brunswick. The signer has also written a message on behalf of his mother, Elisabet von Lurwalt, on p. 99.

p. 97:

  1. W.922, p. 97
  2. Title: Juno persuades Jupiter to continue the Trojan war and he sends Athena to the battlefield
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

Bookmark (recto):

  1. W.922, Bookmark (recto)
  2. Title: Burg Ockenfels
  3. Form: Engraving used as bookmark

p. 99:

  1. W.922, p. 99
  2. Title: Arms of von Lurwaldt family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Elisabet von Lurwalt; coat of arms: von Lurwaldt; index: Lurwald

    Henrich Friederi[c]h von Uslar, whose own arms appear on p. 95, has written another message on behalf of his mother, Elisabet von Lurwalt.

p. 101:

  1. W.922, p. 101
  2. Title: Arms of Uslar family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Conradus Ioannes Henricus ab Uslar Brunswicensis; coat of arms: ab Uslar; index: Uslar

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Brunswick.

p. 107:

  1. W.922, p. 107
  2. Title: Arms of Britzken family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Fridericus Udalricus Britzken à Blankenburg Saxohalberstadiensis; coat of arms: a Britzken; index: Britzken [von] Blankenburg

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Saxohalberstadiensis, most likely referring to Halberstadt in Saxony.

p. 109:

  1. W.922, p. 109
  2. Title: Arms of Spe von Langenfeldt family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Sibilla Spe von Langenfeldt; coat of arms: Spe a Langenfedt [sic]; index: Spé [von] Langenfeld

p. 110:

  1. W.922, p. 110
  2. Title: Knights rescuing damsel in distress
  3. Form: Half-page miniature

p. 111:

  1. W.922, p. 111
  2. Title: Diomedes and Aeneas battle with the aid of Athena and Venus
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 113:

  1. W.922, p. 113
  2. Title: Arms of Pelhaim family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Hythardus à Pelhaim Babenbergensis; coat of arms: a Pelhaim; index: Pelhaim

    As seen on many pages, the signer includes a Latinized place name: Babenberg. It seems most likely that the signer is referring to modern-day Bamberg.

p. 115:

  1. W.922, p. 115
  2. Title: Arms of Dermbach family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Balthasarus Ioachimus à Dermbach Geysensis (?); coat of arms: a Dermbach; index: Dermbach

    The arms of the signer's mother, Anna Catharina Milchlingin, appear on p. 117.

p. 117:

  1. W.922, p. 117
  2. Title: Arms of Milchlingin family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Anna[e] Catharina[e] à Milchlingin; coat of arms: a Milchlingin; index: Milchlingen

    The signer is actually Balthasar Ioachimus Dermbach (arms on p. 115), son of Anna Catharina Milchlingen.

p. 119:

  1. W.922, p. 119
  2. Title: Hector asks Hecuba to pray to Minerva with her noblewomen
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 122:

  1. W.922, p. 122
  2. Title: Herman Arnold von Oienhausen and Joannes Carolus Erlenwein jousting
  3. Form: Full-page miniature

p. 123:

  1. W.922, p. 123
  2. Title: Arms of Oienhausen family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Hermannus ab Oienhausen Westphalus Padibornensis; coat of arms: ab Öienhausen; index: Oinhausen

    As seen on many pages, the signer includes a Latinized place name: Paderborn, Westphalia. The signer is also depicted on p. 122 jousting with Joannes Carolus Erlenwein.

p. 125:

  1. W.922, p. 125
  2. Title: Minerva and Apollo inspire Hector to challenge Ajax in single combat
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 129:

  1. W.922, p. 129
  2. Title: Arms of Oienhausen family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Otto Wilhelmus ab Oienhausen Padibornensis Westphalus; coat of arms: Öienhausen; index: Oinhausen

    As seen on many pages, the signer includes a Latinized place name: Paderborn, Westphalia.

p. 131:

  1. W.922, p. 131
  2. Title: Arms of Bawÿrr family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Henricus à Bawÿrr; coat of arms: von Bawÿer; index: Bawyer

    As seen on many pages, the signer includes a place name: Lathum, most likely referring to the city in the Netherlands near the German border.

p. 133:

  1. W.922, p. 133
  2. Title: Jupiter tells Minerva and Juno of the augured Trojan victory and drives the Greek army back with lightning
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 136:

  1. W.922, p. 136
  2. Title: Joannes Carolus Erlenwein releases a damsel from the clutches of a money lender
  3. Form: Full-page miniature

p. 137:

  1. W.922, p. 137
  2. Title: Arms of Bettendorff family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Joannes Christophorus à Bettendorff; coat of arms: Bettendorff; index: Bettendorf

    A later hand has added a note on the bottom about political offices held by Bettendorff starting in 1634. The place names are only partially legible as "Hammerst[...]" and "Könnings[...]."

p. 141:

  1. W.922, p. 141
  2. Title: Arms of Wildtberg family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Philippus Ioachimus à Wildtberg Cobernensis; coat of arms: Wildtberg; index: Wildberg

    As seen on many pages, the signer includes a Latinized place name: Kobern, most likely referring to the area now incorporated into Kobern-Gondorf.

p. 143:

  1. W.922, p. 143
  2. Title: Arms of Hundt von Saulheim family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Ioannes Philippus Hundt à Saulheim Spirensis; coat of arms: Hundt a Saulheim; index: Hund [von] Saulheim

p. 145:

  1. W.922, p. 145
  2. Title: Agamemnon laments the retreat of the Greeks
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 149:

  1. W.922, p. 149
  2. Title: Arms of Bucholtz family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Gotthardus Henricus â Bucholtz; coat of arms: a Bucholtz; index: Buchholz

    The index on p. 313 incorrectly directs the name Buchholz to p. 109, which depicts the arms of the von Langenfeldt family.

p. 152:

  1. W.922, p. 152
  2. Title: Arms of Brencken family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    [...]hoc insigne carissimae matris meae ego Otto Wilhelmus ab Oienhausen Norttborchensis; coat of arms: Insigne à Brencken; index: Brenken

    Otto Wilhelmus Oienhausen (arms on p. 129) has included the arms of his mother's family, Brencken, however he does not write her full name (as is seen on pp. 99, 117, 171). As seen on other pages, the signer includes a Latinized place name: Nordborchen in Paderborn, Westphalia.

p. 153:

  1. W.922, p. 153
  2. Title: Arms of Oinhausen family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Arnoldus ab Oinhausen Westphalus Norttborchensis; coat of arms: ab Öinhausen; index: Oinhausen

    As seen on other pages, the signer includes a Latinized place name: Nordborchen in Paderborn, Westphalia.

p. 155:

  1. W.922, p. 155
  2. Title: Diomedes kills the Trojan messenger Dolon
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 159:

  1. W.922, p. 159
  2. Title: Arms of Horrich family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Johan[n] von Horrich; index: Horrich

p. 161:

  1. W.922, p. 161
  2. Title: Coon wounds Agamemnon
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 163:

  1. W.922, p. 163
  2. Title: Arms of Gebsattell family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Adamus a Gebsattell Padivoensis [sic]; coat of arms: Gebsattell; index: Gebsattel

    As seen on many pages, the signer includes a Latinized place name; however, Padivoensis (Padivornsis ?) seems to be a misspelling, possibly of Paderborn.

p. 165:

  1. W.922, p. 165
  2. Title: Arms of Kreÿdt family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Henricus Kreÿdt Neopolitanus Hassus; index: Kreydt

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name, possibly referring to Neustadt in Hesse.

p. 171:

  1. W.922, p. 171
  2. Title: Arms of Borshÿtt family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Anne à Borshÿtt; coat of arms: a Borscheÿtt; index: Burscheid

    The signer is actually Bernardus Metternich et Mülennarck (arms on p. 77), son of Anne Borshÿtt.

p. 175:

  1. W.922, p. 175
  2. Title: Arms of Knippenborg family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    [----] Carolus à Knippenborg Essendiensis (?); coat of arms: a Knippenborg; index: Knippenburg

p. 178:

  1. W.922, p. 178
  2. Title: Arms of Sandholczer von Zunderberg family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Jacobus Sandholczer à Zunderberg; index: Sandholzer [von] Zunderberg

p. 179:

  1. W.922, p. 179
  2. Title: Joannes Carolus Erlenwein firing a musket at an advancing Turk
  3. Form: Full-page miniature

p. 181:

  1. W.922, p. 181
  2. Title: Neptune secretly helps the Greek army
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 185:

  1. W.922, p. 185
  2. Title: Arms of DeLyppia family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Mauritius DeLyppia Westphalus Padibornensis; index: Lippe

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Paderborn, Westphalia.

p. 189:

  1. W.922, p. 189
  2. Title: Somnus, in bird form, helps Juno seduce Jupiter
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 195:

  1. W.922, p. 195
  2. Title: Jupiter awakes from enchanted sleep, angered by Juno, and orders Neptune to withdraw from battle; Apollo is sent to renew the strength of the Trojans
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

199a:

  1. W.922, 199a
  2. Title: Arms of Rocka family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Carolus Rocka Hamburgensis Holsteinus; index: Rocka

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Hamburg [and] Holstein.

200a:

  1. W.922, 200a
  2. Title: Painting of Venus with dedication from Valentinus Kurtzrock
  3. Form: Full-page miniature
  4. Comment:

    Valentinus Kurtzrock Bornensis; index: Kurzrock

    From notes on p. 37, we know that the signer was married to Susanna Erlenwein, the older sister of the book's owner Joannes Carolus Erlenwein.

p. 201:

  1. W.922, p. 201
  2. Title: Hector kills Patroclus
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 203:

  1. W.922, p. 203
  2. Title: Painting of a woman with dedication from Hermannus Eilinck
  3. Form: Full-page miniature
  4. Comment:

    Hermannus Eilinck; index: Eilink

p. 205:

  1. W.922, p. 205
  2. Title: Arms of Schilder family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Arnoldus à Schilder Padibornensis Westphalus; coat of arms: a Schilder; index: Schilder

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Paderborn, Westphalia.

p. 208:

  1. W.922, p. 208
  2. Title: Arms of Oÿenhausen family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Ioannes Christophorus ab Oÿenhausen Bicholtensis Westphalus; coat of arms: ab Oÿenhausen; index: Oinhausen

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name, possibly referring to Bocholt, Westphalia.

p. 211:

  1. W.922, p. 211
  2. Title: Arms of Gravennegg family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Hugo et Philippus a Gravennegg Barones a Bärberg; coat of arms: Baro' a Gavennegg [sic]; index: Graveneck

p. 213:

  1. W.922, p. 213
  2. Title: Arms of Hedderstorff family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Joannes Conradus ab Hedderstorff Aschafenburgensis; coat of arms: ab Hedderstorff; index: Heddersdorf

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Aschaffenburg.

p. 215:

  1. W.922, p. 215
  2. Title: Menelaus protects the body of Patroclus
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 217:

  1. W.922, p. 217
  2. Title: Arms of Rasdorff family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Joannes Wernerus Rasdorffensis; index: Rasdorf

p. 219:

  1. W.922, p. 219
  2. Title: Arms of Peller
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Gabriel a Peller Radolffzellensis; coat of arms: a Peller; index: Peller

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Radolfzell.

p. 223:

  1. W.922, p. 223
  2. Title: Sent by Juno, Iris tells Achilles to appear on the battlefield to frighten the Trojans away from Patroclus
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 229:

  1. W.922, p. 229
  2. Title: Thetis presents Achilles with armor made by Vulcan
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum Heroicum

p. 233:

  1. W.922, p. 233
  2. Title: Arms of Streithagen family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Joannes à Streithagen Aquisgranensis; coat of arms: a Streithagen; index: Streithagen

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name, most likely referring to Aachen.

p. 237:

  1. W.922, p. 237
  2. Title: Mercury, Minerva, Neptune, Juno, Diana, Apollo, Mars, and Thetis watch the battlefield from above
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 240:

  1. W.922, p. 240
  2. Title: Joannes Carolus Erlenwein hunting rabbits
  3. Form: Full-page miniature

p. 241:

  1. W.922, p. 241
  2. Title: Arms of Quadt family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Hermannus Quadt ab Alsbach; coat of arms: Quadt ab Alsbach; index: Quadt [von] Alsbach

p. 245:

  1. W.922, p. 245
  2. Title: Arms of Harman family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Henricus ab Harman Hornensis; coat of arms: ab Harman; index: Harmann

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Horn.

p. 247:

  1. W.922, p. 247
  2. Title: Arms of Reck family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Theodorus Adolphus a Reck; coat of arms: a Reck; index: Reck

    A later hand has added an historical note above the signer's original message, indicating that Theodorus Adolphus a Reck was prince of Paderborn ("princeps Paterbornensis") until his death on January 30, 1661. During the period of his rule (1650-1661), Paderborn was a bishopric, and Theodor Adolf von der Reck was prince-bishop (fürstbischof).

p. 249:

  1. W.922, p. 249
  2. Title: Arms of Bispinck family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Joachimus Bispinck; index: Bispink

p. 251:

  1. W.922, p. 251
  2. Title: Achilles drives the Trojans into the river Scamander
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 254:

  1. W.922, p. 254
  2. Title: The Erlenwein family sending off visitors
  3. Form: Full-page miniature

p. 255:

  1. W.922, p. 255
  2. Title: Arms of Buseck family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Otto Bernhardus a Buseck Hassus [I]erbachensis; coat of arms: a Buseck; index: Buseck

p. 257:

  1. W.922, p. 257
  2. Title: Arms of Neuhausen family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Joannes Manderus a Neuhausen Siburyensis; coat of arms: a Neuhausen; index: Neuhausen

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name, however the reference is unclear.

p. 259:

  1. W.922, p. 259
  2. Title: Achilles slays Hector
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 265:

  1. W.922, p. 265
  2. Title: The Greeks compete in funeral games in Patroclus' honor
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 267:

  1. W.922, p. 267
  2. Title: Arms of Vincke family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Nicolaus Hermannus a Vincke; coat of arms: a Vincke; index: Vinke

p. 269:

  1. W.922, p. 269
  2. Title: Arms of Kleppinck family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Gereon Kleppinck; coat of arms: Kleppinck; index: Klepping

p. 273:

  1. W.922, p. 273
  2. Title: Mercury reveals himself to Priam
  3. Form: Half-page engraved emblem by Crispin de Passe the Elder
  4. Text: Hillaire's Speculum heroicum

p. 277:

  1. W.922, p. 277
  2. Title: Arms of Rham family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Joannes Rham Werlensis Westualus [sic]; coat of arms: Rham; index: Rham

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Werl, Westphalia.

p. 279:

  1. W.922, p. 279
  2. Title: Arms of Vincke family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Fodorus (?) Fridericus a Vincke; coat of arms: a Vincke; index: Vinke

p. 281:

  1. W.922, p. 281
  2. Title: Arms of Werne family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Rudolphus Eberhardus à Werne Raffenbergensis Westphalo; coat of arms: a Werne; index: Werne

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name: Raffenberg, Westphalia.

p. 289:

  1. W.922, p. 289
  2. Title: Arms of Wolpertus Lohrensis family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Henricus Wolpertus Lohrensis; index: Wolpertus Lohrensis

    It is unclear whether the Latinized "Wolpertus Lohrensis" refers to a name and a place, respectively, or to two family names.

p. 299:

  1. W.922, p. 299
  2. Title: Arms of Fleischman family
  3. Form: Full-page armorial
  4. Comment:

    Bartholomaeus Fleischman Cronacensis; index: Fleischmann

    As seen on many pages, the signer has included a Latinized place name, most likely referring to Kronach.

p. 306:

  1. W.922, p. 306
  2. Title: Men at play on the grounds of the seminary at Fulda
  3. Form: Full-page miniature

p. 309:

  1. W.922, p. 309
  2. Title: A view of Fulda with major buildings numbered and listed, dated 1617
  3. Form: Full-page miniature

p. 310:

  1. W.922, p. 310
  2. Title: A hand-tinted print of Fulda affixed to page, pt. 1
  3. Form: Half-page print

311 map:

  1. W.922, 311 map
  2. Title: A hand-tinted print of Fulda affixed to page, pt. 2
  3. Form: Half-page print

p. 312:

  1. W.922, p. 312
  2. Title: Fortuna with a sword piercing her chest
  3. Form: Full-page miniature

Binding

The binding is original.

Seventeenth-century binding, vellum over paste-board, with ornaments and stamps in black; upper cover inscribed "Ioannes Carolus Erlenwein, Caesaris Insulanus, 1615;" spine decorated with stamped hearts with flowers springing from them; yap fore-edges with slots for now missing silk ties; edges of pages marbled


Provenance

Created as friendship book for Ioannes Carolus Erlenwein of Kaiserwerth, Germany, in 1615 for his time spent at the Fulda Seminary; inscribed and decorated by his classmates, whose names are listed in the index on the last page

Owned by Erlenwein family through at least 1769, when the birth of "Joh. Math. Erlenwein" was recorded as the last in a list of descendants on page 1

Erasmushaus Antiquriatt, Basel, Switzerland, until March 2011

Maggs Bros., Berkeley Square, London, 2011


Acquisition

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Rare Book and Manuscript Acquisition Fund and the W. Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund, 2012


Contributors

Catalogers: Herbert, Lynley; Joyal, Stephanie; Noel, William

Editor: Herbert, Lynley

Copy editor: Joyal, Stephanie

Conservators: Evers, Jennifer; Quandt, Abigail

Contributors: Bockrath, Diane; Emery, Doug; Noel, William; Tabritha, Ariel; Toth, Michael B.


Publisher

The Walters Art Museum


License

Licensed for use under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Access Rights, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode. It is requested that copies of any published articles based on the information in this data set be sent to the curator of manuscripts, The Walters Art Museum, 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201.