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[between 1870 and 1899]

1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 6 x 7.8 cm

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Bookplate belongs to a Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908), an art history and literary scholar born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Born to Andrew Norton, a Unitarian theologian, and Catherine Eliot, a professor of sacred literature at Harvard, Norton was educated at Harvard himself. He eventually settled back at Harvard as a professor of art history after travelling from place to place, including Boston, Europe, and India. He often travelled back to Europe and England, and notably forged friendships with Thomas Carlyle and Leslie Stephen (father of Virginia Woolf). Paper damage at centre of plate.
References:
1) Allen, Charles Dexter. "A few recent examples." American Book-Plates, A guide to their Study with Examples. New York and London: Macmillan and Co., 1894. 346.
2) "Charles Eliot Norton." Wikipedia. 24 Jan. 2008. Accessed 03 Mar. 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Eliot_Norton
3) The Manual of Heraldry. 7th Ed. London: Virtue Brothers & Co., 1866.
4) 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.
5) "Mottoes A-C." Heraldry Unlimited. First accessed 3 Mar. 2004 from http://www.heraldryunlimited.com/guide/motto/AC.htm.
6) Simpson, D.P. Cassell's New Latin Dictionary. 3rd Ed. London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1964.

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