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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.

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Title
[Bookplate for Henry Forbes Angus by Jack Macdonald]
Creator
Macdonald, Jack
Date Created
1929
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.
Extent
1 bookplate : burin engraving ; 7.9 x 11 cm
Subject
Books; Plants
Geographic Location
Vancouver (B.C.)
Person Or Corporation
Angus, Henry Forbes
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
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.
Identifier
BP GEN CAN P A549; BP_GEN_CAN_P_A549
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN CAN P A549
Date Available
2005-01-31
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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
DOI
10.14288/1.0214895
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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