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[Bookplate for Hugh Macdonald Sinclair]
Description
Appearing at the top is a motto AD ASTRA VIRTUS. Star crest on a wreath sits on top of a gentleman's vizored helm with mantling. Bordure of shield has stars from the base to the dexter side and from the chief to the sinister side. Quarterly field has a lion rampant (meaning: masculinity, leadership, royalty, justice and strength) near the sinister chief and near the dexter base, and a unknown symbol on the dexter chief, and a ship (meaning: voyage, salvation, and seafaring) on the sinister base. Appearing at the bottom of the bookplate is another motto J'AIME LE MEILLEUR.
Item Metadata
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[Bookplate for Hugh Macdonald Sinclair]
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| Date Created |
[unknown]
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| Description |
Appearing at the top is a motto AD ASTRA VIRTUS. Star crest on a wreath sits on top of a gentleman's vizored helm with mantling. Bordure of shield has stars from the base to the dexter side and from the chief to the sinister side. Quarterly field has a lion rampant (meaning: masculinity, leadership, royalty, justice and strength) near the sinister chief and near the dexter base, and a unknown symbol on the dexter chief, and a ship (meaning: voyage, salvation, and seafaring) on the sinister base. Appearing at the bottom of the bookplate is another motto J'AIME LE MEILLEUR.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : 10 x 12.5 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
Latin ; French
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| Notes |
Dr. Hugh Sinclair was a physiologist at Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1965-66, he sold his collection of 7,000 rare medical and scientific books to UBC Library for $270,000. UBC Library was able to acquire the collection through the generosity of H. R. MacMillan. Dr. Sinclair sold the collection to UBC because "he wanted his collection to be used by serious students, not hoarded by collectors" (UBYSSEY, 24 March 1966: 16), but he had to sell it in order to "escape insolvency" (Rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004). As a nutritionist, Dr. Sinclair is best known for his belief that a diet lacking in essential fatty acids causes degenerative diseases.
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| Identifier |
BP GEN ENG P S563; BP_GEN_ENG_P_S563
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN ENG P S563
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| Date Available |
2026-04-07
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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 |
10.14288/1.0215051
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
CONTENTdm
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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