Artist/Designer
Oscar Taylor Blackburn
Preview
Commissioned for
Oliver Gromwell Wyman
Signed
Yes
Description
An armorial bookplate on light sepia paper with black ink for Oliver Gromwell Wyman. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. The Wyman family crest is in the main illustration. Above the crest is a knight's helmet and on top of it is a rooster. Beneath the crest are ribbon banners in Latin that say "Audax et vigilans" which translates to "Bold and vigilant." There are books leaning against the left and right side of the crest. In the black background of the bookplate are calligraphic leaves.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.25 x 2.75 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA100
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 paper with black ink for Oliver Gromwell Wyman. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. The Wyman family crest is in the main illustration. Above the crest is a knight's helmet and on top of it is a rooster. Beneath the crest are ribbon banners in Latin that say "Audax et vigilans" which translates to "Bold and vigilant." There are books leaning against the left and right side of the crest. In the black background of the bookplate are calligraphic leaves.
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
471 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blackburn, Oscar Taylor\TIF Images\BA100.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, a rooster, and calligraphic leaves" (2024). Bookplates by Oscar Taylor Blackburn. Image 20.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blackburn/20