Artist/Designer
Oscar Taylor Blackburn
Preview
Commissioned for
Oscar Taylor Blackburn
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink for Oscar Taylor Blackburn. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is an image from the book The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, of a man wearing a funny hat and glasses while holding a duster. He is sitting on a throne like chair in front and reading a book that is on the podium in front of him. Below the image is a quote "For this is my mynde, this one pleasure haue I Of bokes to haue grete plentie."
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.25 x 2.875 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA085
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 black ink for Oscar Taylor Blackburn. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is an image from the book The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, of a man wearing a funny hat and glasses while holding a duster. He is sitting on a throne like chair in front and reading a book that is on the podium in front of him. Below the image is a quote "For this is my mynde, this one pleasure haue I Of bokes to haue grete plentie."
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
511 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blackburn, Oscar Taylor\TIF Images\BA085.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 an image from the Ship of Fools, a book." (2024). Bookplates by Oscar Taylor Blackburn. Image 5.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blackburn/5