Artist/Designer
Oscar Taylor Blackburn
Preview
Commissioned for
Oscar Taylor Blackburn
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for Oscar Taylor Blackburn. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. The illustration in the center is a man at a desk working with medieval scientific instruments. Above the illustration is a medieval clock that says "As a shadow svdr is life" and beside the clock are ribbon banners that say "Ars longa Vita brevis" which translates as "Art is long, Life is short." Filling in the blank space of the background are calligraphic leaves and normal leaves. Below the illustration are books, a hourglass, and an oil lamp.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
3.5 x 2.25 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA084
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 sepia tinted paper with black ink for Oscar Taylor Blackburn. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. The illustration in the center is a man at a desk working with medieval scientific instruments. Above the illustration is a medieval clock that says "As a shadow svdr is life" and beside the clock are ribbon banners that say "Ars longa Vita brevis" which translates as "Art is long, Life is short." Filling in the blank space of the background are calligraphic leaves and normal leaves. Below the illustration are books, a hourglass, and an oil lamp.
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
369 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blackburn, Oscar Taylor\TIF Images\BA084.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 scientist working at a desk with calligraphic leaves in the border" (2024). Bookplates by Oscar Taylor Blackburn. Image 4.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blackburn/4