Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Paul Lemperly
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. There's a priest sitting at a table reading a book with a stack of books on the same table and a full bookshelf behind him. The window besides him is a mosaic window, indicating he may be at church. There is a banner at the top that reads "'Here you have Heaven and Earth and all that goes to make up life' A. Kempis". On the bottom there are books and a letter but are slightly hidden by the calligraphic pattern. The bookplate states "Paul Lemperly, His Book".
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
14 x 9.3 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA469
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
274 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA469.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 Paul Lemperly" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 39.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/39