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[Bookplate for M. Howard]

Description

Black ink on cream paper. Crest features a lion statant guardant standing atop a ledge decorated with a white ribbon and five black diamond shapes. The lion has a collar with two black geometric decorations. There is a Gentlemen and Esquires helm with mantling. There is no shield. The motto is printed on a curling ribbon in lower case, black, gothic font. The name of the bookplate owner is written below in sentence case cursive.

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Title
[Bookplate for M. Howard]
Date Created
[unknown]
Description
Black ink on cream paper. Crest features a lion statant guardant standing atop a ledge decorated with a white ribbon and five black diamond shapes. The lion has a collar with two black geometric decorations. There is a Gentlemen and Esquires helm with mantling. There is no shield. The motto is printed on a curling ribbon in lower case, black, gothic font. The name of the bookplate owner is written below in sentence case cursive.
Extent
1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 7.6 x 11.9 cm
Subject
Private libraries; Peerage; Lions; Heraldry
Geographic Location
England
Person Or Corporation
Howard, M.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
French
Notes
The motto is associated with a branch of the house of Howard linked to the Earl of Suffolk and the Earl of Berkshire.
References:
1) Burke, J. (1845). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (8th ed.). London: Henry Colburn Publisher. Retrieved from https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZfdRAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA955&lpg=PA955&dq=m.+howard+AND+nous+maintiendrons&source=bl&ots=ArSGQeM0wk&sig=k5Ej1Qq8yROmLsCbasBtOKzGqQA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwichsDRq_jSAhVS7GMKHY8ZD_oQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=m.%20howard%20AND%20nous%20maintiendrons&f=false
Identifier
BP MUR ENG P H937; BP_MUR_ENG_P_H937
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Stanley Binder. BP MUR ENG P H937
Date Available
2017-03-29
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
10.14288/1.0357340
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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