Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Ceho L. DeVinne
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia paer with black ink. There are three open books with blank pages placed in a triangle, seperated by the words "Aere Perennivs" which can be translated as everlasting. The image's frame is big and oval with a head on the top and on the bottom. There is a female statue with no arms or legs on the left and on the right is a male statue with no arms or legs. Around them is a vine with flowers and fruit. The name on the bookplate is "Cheo. L. DeVinne"
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
10.2 x 8 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA453
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
2023-03-27
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
315 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA453.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 Ceho L. DeVinne" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 23.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/23