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[Bookplate for Kathleen Reit and Francis Reit]

Description

This bookplate's design features a devil-like figure reading a book beneath a tree, by a brook.

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Title
[Bookplate for Kathleen Reit and Francis Reit]
Date Created
[unknown]
Description
This bookplate's design features a devil-like figure reading a book beneath a tree, by a brook.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 6.3 x 7.3 cm
Subject
Allegorical drawings
Person Or Corporation
Reit, Kathleen; Reit, Francis
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
RBSC Bookplate Collection has five copies of this print. Francis and Kay Reif were prominent art collectors based in Vancouver. They made a large bequest to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, consisting of including a collection of Manchu Era Chinese ivory and amber carvings. The Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia has a graduate scholarship named after Francis Reif.
References:
1) Robert Amos. (2001, May 17). Ivories sublimely beautiful :[Final Edition]. Times - Colonist,p. D5. Retrieved November 29, 2010, from Canadian Newsstand Complete. (Document ID: 241169741).
2) Departmental Awards (n.d.) Retrieved November 29, 2010, from http://www.anth.ubc.ca/graduates/awards-and-financial-assistance/departmental-awards.html
Identifier
BP GEN SL P R458; BP_GEN_SL_P_R458
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN SL P R458
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
10.14288/1.0215519
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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