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Commonplace books

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Commonplace Books

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-131213
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two manuscript notebooks, including a ghost story and accounts of journeys in England, France, and Italy. In English and Latin. An original pen is attached to one of the notebooks. A typescript of the ghost story is also included in the collection.

Dates: 1851 - 1856

Ingrid R. Rose Collection of Albums Amicorum

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020030756343]
Identifier: GTM-20151208
Scope and Contents

2 albums amincorum that likely belonged to students at the University of Jena (Germany) in the late 18th century. The albums include autographs and quotations in Latin and German. The binding on one volume is stamped "1755." The other volume includes pressed illustrations of the University of Jena ("Collegium Ienense"). The inside cover of that volume is signed by Martinus Theodorus Rhodius.

Dates: circa 1755