[Bookplate]

RBSC Bookplates

Description

This heraldic bookplate consists of an escutcheon, divided per cross. Quarters one and four are sable (black), charged with a dove holding an olive branch upon a mountain. Quarters two and three are or (gold). Supporting the escutcheon are two lions, positioned rampant queue-fourche. Above the escutcheon is a helmet, dexter, with grate closed, indicating a peer status. Upon the helmet, is a crown with another dove holding an olive branch, along with mantling. Below the escutcheon is a banner, with Latin motto within.

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Title	[Bookplate]
Date Created	[unknown]
Description	This heraldic bookplate consists of an escutcheon, divided per cross. Quarters one and four are sable (black), charged with a dove holding an olive branch upon a mountain. Quarters two and three are or (gold). Supporting the escutcheon are two lions, positioned rampant queue-fourche. Above the escutcheon is a helmet, dexter, with grate closed, indicating a peer status. Upon the helmet, is a crown with another dove holding an olive branch, along with mantling. Below the escutcheon is a banner, with Latin motto within.
Extent	1 bookplate : 4 x 4 cm
Subject	Heraldry
Genre	Prints
Type	Still Image
File Format	image/jpeg
Language	Latin
Notes	Damaged paper where bookplate owner name is situated. Printing technique possibly by lithograph, a transfer from intaglio. Bookplate carries characteristics of an intaglio print but also printed on very fine paper, uncharacteristic of an intaglio print ; remnants of a line border also remain uncharacteristic of an intaglio print. There is also a flatness of paper and ink, which indicate a planographic technique. References: 1) Technique characteristics derived from Gascoigne, Bamber. How to Identify Prints. Spain: Thames and Hudson, 1986. 19g.20-20d-f, 55s. 2) Heraldic resources used: The Manual of Heraldry. 7th Ed. London: Virtue Brothers & Co., 1866. Heraldic Dictionary. University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Special Collections. 31 July 2000. Accessed 21 Nov. 2007 at http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/index.html.<br>3) Rough Latin translation derived from http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml and Simpson, D.P. Cassell's New Latin-English English-Latin Dictionary. London: Cassell, 1959.
Identifier	BP MUR SL P U433; BP_MUR_SL_P_U433
Collection	RBSC Bookplates
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR SL P U433
Date Available	2026-02-07
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	10.14288/1.0215335
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