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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

Title	[Bookplate for Johannis Platt by John Dickson Batten]
Creator	Batten, John Dickson
Date Created	1892
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.
Extent	1 bookplate : lithography, drypoint ; 12.9 x 18.9 cm
Subject	Animals; Plants; Heraldry
Geographic Location	England
Person Or Corporation	Platt, Johannis
Genre	Prints
Type	Still Image
File Format	image/jpeg
Language	Latin
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.
Identifier	BP MUR ENG P P538; BP_MUR_ENG_P_P538
Collection	RBSC Bookplates
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR ENG P P538
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	10.14288/1.0215396
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