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BP GEN SL P R635 [date unknown]

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Title BP GEN SL P R635
Contributor Robinson, Sir Arthur
Date Created [unknown]
Description Heraldic bookplate. An argent lozenge shaped shield with an argent chevron and three stags. At the top of the shield is an open helmet facing forward (signifying a knight) on top of which is a crown and a fourth stag. Around the border of the shield is the motto for the Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, "auspicium melioris aevi" (token of a better age). Above the shield is a ribbon with the motto "qualis ab incepto" (the same as from the beginning). The badge of the order, which is a cross of fourteen points, is suspended from the bottom of the shield. ; Bookplate Type : Heraldic ; Bookplate Function : Ownership
Extent 7.5 X 11.5 CM ; Technique : Steel engraving ; Technique Code : C1 : Steel engraving ; Orientation : Portrait
Subject heraldry
Genre Illustrated works
Type Still Image
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Notes Sir Arthur Robinson was a member of the Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) (an order of chivalry established in 1818). ; Personal
Collection General Collection
Source Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections.
Date Available 2006
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 10.14288/1.0215024
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Sir Arthur Robinson, K.C.M.G.

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