Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Cercle Francais
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for De la Bibliotheque du Cercle Francais de l'Univesite Harvard (From the Circle Library of University of Harvard). In the middle is a crest with three open books on top and CF on the bottom half. The books each have letters "VE. RI. TAS" in Latin that spells out "truth". The background on the bottom are books and the top are leaves. There's a white border and then another border with intricate details. It's floral with banners incorporated. There's a circle with leaves, like a wreath, with the initials JHH.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
French
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
10.2 x 7.7 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA494
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
383 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA494.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 Cercle Francais" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 64.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/64