Artist/Designer
Oscar Taylor Blackburn
Preview
Commissioned for
Phi Delta Theta
Signed
No
Description
A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with faded black ink for the Minnesota Alpha of Phi Delta Theta. In the middle of the bookplate is a banner that says "Minnesota Alpha of Phi Delta Theta" and below it are the greek letters of the fraternity. There are marigolds that intertwine and surround the greek letters. Above the banner is the fraternities crest. Below the crest is a ribbon banner in Greek saying "Εἰς ἀνὴρ οὐδεὶς ανήρ" which translates to "You are not a man." On top of the crest is a knight's helmet and on top of the helmet is half a harm holding a spear in the air. There are calligraphic leaves and marigolds surrounding the illustrations.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Greek
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.5 x 2.25 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA102
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
A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with faded black ink for the Minnesota Alpha of Phi Delta Theta. In the middle of the bookplate is a banner that says "Minnesota Alpha of Phi Delta Theta" and below it are the greek letters of the fraternity. There are marigolds that intertwine and surround the greek letters. Above the banner is the fraternities crest. Below the crest is a ribbon banner in Greek saying "Εἰς ἀνὴρ οὐδεὶς ανήρ" which translates to "You are not a man." On top of the crest is a knight's helmet and on top of the helmet is half a harm holding a spear in the air. There are calligraphic leaves and marigolds surrounding the illustrations.
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
462 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blackburn, Oscar Taylor\TIF Images\BA102.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 flowers and a fraternity's greek letters" (2024). Bookplates by Oscar Taylor Blackburn. Image 22.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blackburn/22