Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Queen's University
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for Queen's University in Kingston Canada. There's an image of the building with a big grassy lawn and trees. Framing the image is a building like structure with a crest on top. The crest has a book in the center and an X cross with foliage in the four spots. Around the crest is calligraphic leaves with a banner that says in latin "Sapientia et doctrina stabilitas" (Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times).
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin and English
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
12 x 8 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA505
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
485 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA505.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 Queen's University" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 75.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/75