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[Bookplate for Gairdner] [between 1890 and 1900?]

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Title [Bookplate for Gairdner]
Date Created [between 1890 and 1900?]
Description Printed in black ink on cream paper. In the centre of the bookplate, a family shield depicts an ‘X’ contained within a diamond, which is surrounded on all sides by eight trefoils with stems. At the top of the shield, a stylized iron helmet with a visor is framed on both sides by elaborate scrolling leaves. Above this, a demi-leopard is shown rampant (in profile, rearing, with its front paws in the air). Below the shield, a banner displays a motto in Latin.
Extent 1 bookplate : relief printing ; 6.9 x 10.7 cm
Subject Private libraries
Heraldry
Geographic Location Canada
Person Or Corporation Gairdner
Genre Prints
Type Still Image
FileFormat image/jpeg
Language Latin
Notes The Gairdner family crest contains "a demi-leopard rampant" (i.e., the leopard is not collard or lined, which is the crest for another branch of the Gairdner lineage). The family name originates from Scotland.
References:
1) Fairburn, James. (1905). Fairburn’s book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland, p. 217. Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/fairbairnsbookof01fair#page/216/mode/2up
Identifier BP MUR CAN P G357
BP_MUR_CAN_P_G357
Collection RBSC Bookplates
Source Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Stanley Binder. BP MUR CAN P G357
Date Available 2017-05-07
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 10.14288/1.0347449
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QUOD HOMO AUDET AUDEO GAIRDNER

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