Artist/Designer

Dorothy Payne

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Commissioned for

Albert M. Bender Collection

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper. Across the top and bottom of the paper are the words "Mills College Library/Albert M. Bender Collection". At the center of the frame is a circular frame with the words "All that mankind has done thought or been is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books." In the middle are books, a quill pen, a globe, and a page with latin writing.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership/Special Collection

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

3.25 x 2.375 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA814

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

179 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Payne, Dorothy\JPEG Images\BA814.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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