Artist/Designer
Arthur Nelson MacDonald
Preview
Commissioned for
Alice Calender
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on white paper with black ink for Alice Calendar. There's a picture of a valley with mountains from a high view from one end. Framing the image is a border with calligraphic leaves and three crests. On top is a crest with an open book saying "I. Ch. V Chess Vs. 21" underneath are three wheats and a checker pattern. The crest on the right is "University of Michigan 1817" with an image of a lamp of knowledge and says in latin "Artes scientia veritas" which translates to "Art, Science, Truth". On the right is a crest of in Latin "Sigillum collegii columbliae novi eborace" which translates to "Seal Of Columbia College, New York". with an image of a man holding a book on a throne and three little kids looking up to him.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
10.5 x 7.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA740
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
2023-05-03
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
358 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\MacDonald, Arthur Nelson\TIF Images\BA740.tif
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
"Bookplate of a birds eye view of a valley with people on shore and a long ship on the water" (2024). Bookplates by Arthur Nelson MacDonald. Image 10.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-macdonald/10