Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

Fritz Volkmar

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink for Fritz Volkmar. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is a woman walking down the steps of a Roman style building with columns and she is holding flowers in one hand. She is looking at a centaur, half-man and half-horse mythical creature, who is writing on a piece of paper. There are two scrolls on the floor next to the centaur. In the background there is a body of water and a boat sailing in the water. Above the illustration is a quote in Latin "Morborvm qvoqe te cavsas et signa docebo" which translates to "I will teach you the signs and symptoms of the disease." Below the illustration, on both the right and left side of the name, there is a snake wrapping itself around a pole.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

Latin

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

5 x 3.5 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA655

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

2023-10-10

Image Format

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Image File Size

697 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA655.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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