Artist/Designer

Dorothy Payne

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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

Calligraphic

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\JPEG Images\BA806.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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