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[Bookplate for Richard Whitmore Norman]

Description

This simple heraldic bookplate consists of a straight wreath charged with a stag's head, erased. Above the charged wreath is a banner, with Latin motto within.

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Title
[Bookplate for Richard Whitmore Norman]
Date Created
[between 1870 and 1899]
Description
This simple heraldic bookplate consists of a straight wreath charged with a stag's head, erased. Above the charged wreath is a banner, with Latin motto within.
Extent
1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 6.3 x 9.6 cm
Subject
Heraldry
Geographic Location
England
Person Or Corporation
Norman, Richard Whitmore
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Possibly belonging to a Reverend Richard Whitmore Norman (1829-1906), who published several Christian sermons and religious texts. The title page from his 1860 publication "Occasional Sermons" reveals he resided at one point at Exeter College in Oxford and was a Fellow of St. Peter's College, Radley. Sermons are accessible from UBC Library as microforms.
References:
1) Major General Cosmo Nevill." Obituary. The Telegraph. 11 Oct. 2002. Accessed on 6 Feb. 2008 from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/12/db1203.xml
2) The Manual of Heraldry . 7th Ed. London: Virtue Brothers & Co., 1866.
3) 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.
4) "Mottoes A-C." Heraldry Unlimited. First accessed 3 Mar. 2004 from http://www.heraldryunlimited.com/guide/motto/AC.htm.
5) Simpson, D.P. Cassell's New Latin Dictionary. 3rd Ed. London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1964.
Identifier
BP MUR ENG P N676; BP_MUR_ENG_P_N676
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR ENG P N676
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
10.14288/1.0215383
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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