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[Bookplate for Marcel Godfrey Isaacs by W. P. B.] B., W. P.
Description
This heraldric bookplate consists of an escutcheon, sable (black), with a bend, or (gold), and a square charged with the head of a cougar at sinister chief. Above the escutcheon is an esquire helmet, which is charged with a straight wreath and an arm embowed fessways, holding a dagger piercing the head of a cougar. Bookplate owner's name at base.
Item Metadata
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[Bookplate for Marcel Godfrey Isaacs by W. P. B.]
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| Date Created |
1921
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| Description |
This heraldric bookplate consists of an escutcheon, sable (black), with a bend, or (gold), and a square charged with the head of a cougar at sinister chief. Above the escutcheon is an esquire helmet, which is charged with a straight wreath and an arm embowed fessways, holding a dagger piercing the head of a cougar. Bookplate owner's name at base.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 6.8 x 9.4 cm
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image/jpeg
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| Notes |
Burke, Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. H. Pirie-Gordon, ed. 15th Ed. London: Shaw Publishing Co. Ltd. and Burke Publishing Co. Ltd., 1937. Fincham, H.W. The Artists and Engravers of British and American Bookplates. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd, 1897. Heraldric Dictionary. University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Special Collections. There are three other identical bookplates in this collection.
References: 1) Burke, Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. H. Pirie-Gordon, ed. 15th Ed. London: Shaw Publishing Co. Ltd. and Burke Publishing Co. Ltd., 1937. 2) Fincham, H.W. The Artists and Engravers of British and American Bookplates. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd, 1897. 3) Heraldric Dictionary. University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Special Collections. Accessed 18 Nov. 2008 from http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/ |
| Identifier |
BP GEN SL P I833; BP_GEN_SL_P_I833
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| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN SL P I833
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| Date Available |
2009
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| Provider |
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 |
10.14288/1.0215514
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| 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