Artist/Designer
Dorothy Payne
Preview
Commissioned for
Viola Y. Meyer
Signed
No
Description
A calligraphic bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper featuring an ovalescent floral frame with ribbons. Inside the frame is the name Viola Y. Meyer and the words ex libris, both written in cursive script. Toward the bottom of the frame are the words "Vince in bono malum", translated as "overcome evil with good".
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
3 x 3.25 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA806
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
2023-10-23
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
156 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Payne, Dorothy\TIF Images\BA806.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 border that resembles a bouquet of flowers and ribbons" (2024). Bookplates by Dorothy Payne. Image 17.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-payne/17