Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
James Wilson Bullock
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with brown ink. The bookplate says "Ex Libris James Wilson Bullock MDCCCC", ex libris is used to identify the owner of the bookplate. There's an image of river between hills with the sun setting behind the mountains. The image has a simple oval frame and on top is calligraphic border surrounding a king's crown and banner. The banner says in latin "Nil Conscire Sibi" which translates to nothing against him. There's a person looking straight ahead that looks like an ancient greek soldier. There is a stack of books and a physical paper picture of a cow.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
9.2 x 7 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA445
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
345 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA445.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 James Wilson Bullock" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 15.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/15