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[Bookplate for George Grote]

This bookplate features a meander patterned oval frame with an escutcheon divided per pale, or (gold) and argent (silver) and vert (green), charged with three trees. Above the frame is a single tree and below is a banner containing the owner's name along with many floral elements.

Heraldry; Trees

Grote, George

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George Grote was born on November 17, 1794 in Clay Hill, England, and died June 18, 1871 in London. He was a historian best known for his twelve volume work, 'History of Greece,' written between 1846 and 1856. Originally a banker at his father's bank with no university education, Grote was greatly involved in politics and public life, serving as a member of Parliament and as a Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. After his death, he was buried in Westminster Abbey. Many of George Grote's works can be found in the UBC Library Catalogue.
References:
1) George Grote. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/246780/George-Grote
2) George Grote. (2009). Westminster Abbey. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from: http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/george-grote

RBSC Bookplates

2009

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