Artist/Designer

Arthur Nelson MacDonald

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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

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Image File Size

358 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\MacDonald, Arthur Nelson\JPEG Images\BA740.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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