Artist/Designer
Oscar Taylor Blackburn
Preview
Commissioned for
Quade Christopher Weld
Signed
No
Description
An armorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with sepia ink for Quade Christopher Weld. The Weld family crest is the main illustration. There is a knight's helmet on top of the crest and there is a dragon on top of the knight's helmet. Above the dragon are ribbon banners going across the top that say "Nil sine numine" which translates to "Nothing without the power." In the background of the bookplate are calligraphic leaves and a vine with pointy, thin leaves.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
3.75 x 2.75 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA098
Subject
Bookplate designers
Subject
Bookplates--Specimens
Subject
Books—Owners’ marks
Part of
Bookplate Collection of Christine Price
Donor
Christine Price
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
An armorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with sepia ink for Quade Christopher Weld. The Weld family crest is the main illustration. There is a knight's helmet on top of the crest and there is a dragon on top of the knight's helmet. Above the dragon are ribbon banners going across the top that say "Nil sine numine" which translates to "Nothing without the power." In the background of the bookplate are calligraphic leaves and a vine with pointy, thin leaves.
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
505 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blackburn, Oscar Taylor\TIF Images\BA098.tif
Repository
Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego
Copyright
Images provided for research and reference use only. For more information please contact the University Archives/ Special Collections Department, Copley Library, University of San Diego.
Digital USD Citation
"Bookplate of a crest, a knight's helmet, and a dragon surrounding by calligraphic leaves" (2024). Bookplates by Oscar Taylor Blackburn. Image 18.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blackburn/18