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[Bookplate for Johannis Platt by John Dickson Batten] Batten, John Dickson
Description
This bookplate has both heraldic and pictoral qualities. The primary subject of the bookplate is a lamb, grazing in a glade of flowers, with bookplate owner's name in a banner below. In the background, the bookplate features a pen of sheep as well as a dead wolf hanging from a tree. At top-left corner, the bookplate features an escutcheon, azure (blue), charged with two fleur-de-lis and a lamb, two over one, and a chevron or (gold) charged with a fleur-de-lis and two cinque foil. Above the escutcheon is a peer helmet, with a wreath charged with a grazing lamb. Mantling radiates from the helmet, and Welsh motto is contained on one side. The entire scene is contained within a stylized border, with Welsh motto within.
Item Metadata
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[Bookplate for Johannis Platt by John Dickson Batten]
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| Date Created |
1892
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| Description |
This bookplate has both heraldic and pictoral qualities. The primary subject of the bookplate is a lamb, grazing in a glade of flowers, with bookplate owner's name in a banner below. In the background, the bookplate features a pen of sheep as well as a dead wolf hanging from a tree. At top-left corner, the bookplate features an escutcheon, azure (blue), charged with two fleur-de-lis and a lamb, two over one, and a chevron or (gold) charged with a fleur-de-lis and two cinque foil. Above the escutcheon is a peer helmet, with a wreath charged with a grazing lamb. Mantling radiates from the helmet, and Welsh motto is contained on one side. The entire scene is contained within a stylized border, with Welsh motto within.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : lithography, drypoint ; 12.9 x 18.9 cm
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image/jpeg
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| Language |
Latin
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| Notes |
According to John and John Bernard Burke's 1845 "Heraldic Illustrations," bookplate motto belongs to a 'Count Eyre.' Heraldic crest loosely resembles Eyre family crest found in Burke's "Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry." However, no information on a 'Grege Johannis Platt' or 'Johannis Platt' is found. The artist of this bookplate is John Dickson Batten (1860-1932), a well known London illustrator of English, Irish and Indian fairy tales. UBC Library has twelve items attributed to Batten in its holdings.
References: 1) Burke, John, and John Bernard Burke. Heraldic Illustrations. London: E. Churton: 1845. Original From Oxford University. Digitized by Google 12 Jun 2006. Accessed 07 April 2008. 2) Burke, Bernard. "Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry." London: Shaw Publishing Co., Ltd, 1937. 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 Q-S." Heraldry Unlimited. First accessed 3 Mar. 2004 from http://www.heraldryunlimited.com/guide/motto/AC.htm. 6) Fincham, H.W. The Artists and Engravers of British and American Bookplates. London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1897. 7) Simpson, D.P. Cassell's New Latin Dictionary. 3rd Ed. London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1964. |
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BP MUR ENG P P538; BP_MUR_ENG_P_P538
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR ENG P P538
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| Date Available |
2008
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| 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
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0215396
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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