Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Edward Courtland Gale
Signed
No
Description
An engraved armorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. In the center is a crest with the mythical creature griffin. Resting on top of it is a knight's helmet with a crown on top and a unicorn head on top of the crown. Below is an open book, a candle, and more books that are stacked upright. The bookplate says "Ex Libris Edwards Courtland Gale", 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
French and Latin
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
7.5 x 7 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA458
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
320 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA458.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 Edward Courtland Gale" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 28.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/28