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[Bookplate for Oeuvre des Bons Livres de Montreal]

Description

Printed in black ink on cream paper, an intricate border evocative of a tabernacle and constructed of geometric repeating patterns.

Item Metadata

Title
[Bookplate for Oeuvre des Bons Livres de Montreal]
Date Created
[not before 1844]
Description
Printed in black ink on cream paper, an intricate border evocative of a tabernacle and constructed of geometric repeating patterns.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 6.5 x 11.5 cm
Subject
Religion; Libraries
Geographic Location
Montréal (Québec)
Person Or Corporation
Oeuvre des Bons Livres de Montreal
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
French
Notes
The L’Oeuvre des Bons Livres de Montreal was one of the earliest collections of Francophone books in Montreal. Modeled after the original French L’Oeuvre des Bons Livres des Bordeaux, the lending library was started in 1844 by the priests of the French order of Saint Sulpice. Presumably, the plate is printed by Louis Perrault, a Montreal printer during the era.
References:
1) “The Saint Sulpice Collection.” Bibliotheque et Archives Nationales du Quebec, Accessed September 25 2016, http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collections_patrimoniales/st-sulpice/index.html?language_id=1.
Identifier
BP MUR CAN I O987d; BP_MUR_CAN_I_O987d
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR CAN I O987d
Date Available
2016-11-18
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
10.14288/1.0339843
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