Liber amicorum of Joannes Carolus Erlenwein, Mercury, Minerva, Neptune, Juno, Diana, Apollo, Mars, and Thetis watch the battlefield from above, p. 237, Hans Carl Erlenwein and his classmates in seminary school, all teenage sons of German aristocrats, composed this Liber Amicorum, or friendship book, for his Latin alter ego 'Joannes Carolus Erlenwein.' The book’s creation was itself a game: friends one-upped each other through impressive family crests, heartfelt Latin inscriptions, and charming images

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