Libri amicorum.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Albums or books of a type developed in the 16th-17th centuries, in which a gentleman-owner's friends, hosts, honorable guests, and others wrote inscriptions, verse, drawings, signatures, and souvenirs or momentos; often collected while in school or college, or when traveling.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Diaries and notebooks of David Young Cameron and Katharine Cameron Kay, some containing further sketches., 1895-1965, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.8950/13-24
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Papers of Sir David Young Cameron including sketches, manuscripts and typescripts of lectures and addresses, and correspondence.
Papers of Katherine Cameron Kay include sketches, notes on paintings and etchings, and correspondence.
Dates:
1895-1965, undated.
Liber amicorum of Louis Liebenthal, Memel., 1867.
Item
Identifier: MS.21577
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Miss Liebenthal, herself an able violinist, was best known for the lunch hour concerts she ran in the National Gallery of Scotland, from the Second World War until her death in 1970. She was particularly interested in introducing younger musicians to the public, and many of the players and singers she brought to Edinburgh went on to make distinguished careers.
The papers deal with the organisation of these concerts, and include Miss Liebenthal's large correspondence with musicians and...
Dates:
1867.