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Title	BP MUR SL P P678
Contributor	Porter, John Bonsall
Date Created	[unknown]
Description	This heraldic bookplate is printed on cream paper with dark brown ink, and consists of an escutcheon, sable (black), charged with three church bells, two over one. Above the escutcheon is a helmet at three quarters profile in esquire form, with mantling radiating from it. Above the helmet is a straight wreath crested by the head of a lion in profile. Above the crest is a banner, with first Latin motto within. Below the escutcheon is another banner, with second Latin motto within. ; Bookplate Type : Heraldic ; Bookplate Function : Ownership
Extent	5.7 X 8.3 CM ; Technique Code : X : Relief printing ; Orientation : Portrait;
Subject	heraldry
Genre	Illustrated works
Type	Still Image
File Format	image/jpeg
Notes	Possibly belonging to a John Bonsall Porter (1861-1944), an American born in Glendale, Ohio. In 1882, Porter graduated from Columbia University with a Doctor of Science, and eventually received his Ph.D as well. Porter settled as a professor of engineering at McGill University in Montreal, Quèbec in Canada, and a graduate scholarship still bears his name in his honour. ; Manuscript Notes : (on recto in ink):"John Bonsall Porter ; Personal
Collection	Thomas Murray Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Collection
Date Available	2008
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	10.14288/1.0215381
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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VIGILANTIA ET VIRTUE / RE PERACTA FINEM FORTITER EXSPECTA" (Latin: Vigilance and worth / [Always acutely expecting strength]

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