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RBSC Bookplates

[Bookplate for University of Alberta]

Description

Bookplate design consists of University of Alberta arms, latin motto and text in green ink.

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Title
[Bookplate for University of Alberta]
Date Created
[between 1900 and 1999]
Description
Bookplate design consists of University of Alberta arms, latin motto and text in green ink.
Extent
1 bookplate : offset ; 10.5 x 6.7 cm
Subject
Universities & colleges
Geographic Location
Alberta
Person Or Corporation
University of Alberta
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
This bookplate seems designate items which are part of the Horvath Collection of Hungarica, a collection of books and maps on Central/Eastern Europe and Hungary, at the University of Alberta Library. Mr. J. Eugene Horvath is a Vancouver collector of Hungarica. The University of Alberta is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and was established around 1908. As of 2009, the university serves about 37,000 students in 18 faculties. The University of Alberta Libraries consist of fourteen branches. According to the university website, the university motto is taken from an epistle of St. Paul from the Bible.
References:
1) University Motto." University of Alberta. Accessed 19 Jan from http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/senate/nav02.cfm?nav02=36793&nav01=12485.
2) "University of Alberta." Main Site. Accessed 19 Jan from http://www.ualberta.ca/.
3) "Balkan Studies: Former Yugoslavia." Research Guide. University of Alberta Libraraies. Accessed 19 Jan from http://www.library.ualberta.ca/Balkan_studies/index.cfm.
Identifier
BP GEN CAN I A434; BP_GEN_CAN_I_A434
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN CAN I A434
Date Available
2009
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
10.14288/1.0215452
Aggregated Source Repository
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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