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Description
This heraldic bookplate consists of an escutcheon, azure (blue), charged with a greyhound courant (in motion), running on ground. Below the escutcheon is bookplate owner's name.
Item Metadata
| Title | [Bookplate for George de Pafsau] |
| Date Created | [unknown] |
| Description |
This heraldic bookplate consists of an escutcheon, azure (blue), charged with a greyhound courant (in motion), running on ground. Below the escutcheon is bookplate owner's name.
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| Extent | 1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 5.9 x 8.1 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Person Or Corporation |
Pafsau, George de |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| File Format | image/jpeg |
| Notes |
Similar bookplate with straight wreath over escutcheon can be found at BP MUR SL P P347b. It is possible both bookplates belong to same individual, but typographical variations make match inconclusive.
References: 1) The Manual of Heraldry. 7th Ed. London: Virtue Brothers & Co., 1866. 2) 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 3) "Mottoes Q-S." Heraldry Unlimited. First accessed 3 Mar. 2004 from http://www.heraldryunlimited.com/guide/motto/AC.htm. 4) Simpson, D.P. Cassell's New Latin Dictionary. 3rd Ed. London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1964. |
| Identifier | BP MUR SL P P347a; BP_MUR_SL_P_P347a |
| Collection | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR SL P P347a |
| 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 | 10.14288/1.0215389 |
| 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