Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Henry Blackwell
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with blue ink. There's a view of a castle on a hilltop by the water. This image is framed with a calligraphic border. Above the image is the mythical creature, perhaps a griffin. There are four banners that collectively say in Welsh "Y Ddraig Goch A Ddyry Gychwyn", which tranlates to "The red dragon will initiate". Below the castle image is another image of a woman hammering paper and a little boy next to her sitting at a desk. Around this image are books with different titles on the spines. The bookplate says "Ex Libris Henry Blackwell", ex libris is used to identify the owner of the bookplate.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Welsh and Latin
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
9.2 x 6.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA444
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
2023-03-22
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
278 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA444.jpg
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
"Edwin Davis French Bookplate Commissioned by Henry Blackwell" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 14.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/14