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[Bookplate for Joseph Jopling]

Description

Black ink on cream paper. Paper has some damage and discolouration. The crest features a forearm and hand holding onto a shell atop a crest-wreath. The shield is charged with white stars two over one. The stars have shading and have black spots on them. In the center of the shield between the stars is a black crescent moon facing to the left. In the inner curve of the moon is half a human face looking outward. Below the shield, the motto is printed on a curling ribbon in capitalized, black, serif font.

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Title
[Bookplate for Joseph Jopling]
Date Created
[not after 1919]
Description
Black ink on cream paper. Paper has some damage and discolouration. The crest features a forearm and hand holding onto a shell atop a crest-wreath. The shield is charged with white stars two over one. The stars have shading and have black spots on them. In the center of the shield between the stars is a black crescent moon facing to the left. In the inner curve of the moon is half a human face looking outward. Below the shield, the motto is printed on a curling ribbon in capitalized, black, serif font.
Extent
1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 7.9 x 9.7 cm
Subject
Stars; Moon; Shells (Anatomy); Heraldry
Geographic Location
Canada
Person Or Corporation
Jopling, Joseph
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Jopling was an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (AMICE).
References:
1) Harrod, S., & Ayearst, M. J. (1919). A list of Canadian Bookplates: with a review of the history of ex libris in the Dominion. (W. Prescott, Ed.). Toronto: The Society of Bookplate Bibliophiles. Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/listofcanadianbo00pres/listofcanadianbo00pres_djvu.txt
Identifier
BP MUR CAN P J655; BP_MUR_CAN_P_J655
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 J655
Date Available
2018-03-15
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
10.14288/1.0365532
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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