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[Bookplate for Henry Forbes Angus by Jack Macdonald] Macdonald, Jack
Description
An art nouveau, pictorial bookplate using black ink on ivory paper. In the background is a sun with four series of rays alternating black and white. In front of the sun is a left hand holding a quarter-bound book with a floral statue on the cover (consisting of a circle of leaves encircling three white flowers with black centres, which are on top of a trunk). At both the dexter and sinister corners are black squares ; in the dexter square are the initials J / M.
Item Metadata
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[Bookplate for Henry Forbes Angus by Jack Macdonald]
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| Creator | |
| Date Created |
1929
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| Description |
An art nouveau, pictorial bookplate using black ink on ivory paper. In the background is a sun with four series of rays alternating black and white. In front of the sun is a left hand holding a quarter-bound book with a floral statue on the cover (consisting of a circle of leaves encircling three white flowers with black centres, which are on top of a trunk). At both the dexter and sinister corners are black squares ; in the dexter square are the initials J / M.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : burin engraving ; 7.9 x 11 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
Latin
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| Notes |
Henry Forbes Angus (1891-1991) was a lawyer, professor at UBC (1919-59) and the first dean of UBC's Faculty of Graduate Studies (1949). The Angus Family Fonds are in the UBC Archives.
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| Identifier |
BP GEN CAN P A549; BP_GEN_CAN_P_A549
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN CAN P A549
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| Date Available |
2005-01-31
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0214895
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca