Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Edwin Davis French
Signed
No
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. There is an image of two sides of the earth colliding in the middle with the words in portuguese "Menad Bal Puk Bal" covering. In between the worlds is a caduceus with a flame on top. Below are the words in portuguese "Se buks volarukik E vapukik". The name on the bookplate, Edwin Davis French is addressed with "Lonol Al" The background is foliage and calligraphic leaves.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Portuguese
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
9.7 x 6.7 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA456
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
385 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA456.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 Edwin Davis French" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 26.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/26