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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.
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| 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.
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| 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 |
| Aggregated Source Repository | CONTENTdm |
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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