Artist/Designer
Louis Joshua Silver
Preview
Commissioned for
Oscar Lee Gylenberg
Signed
No
Description
A pictorial bookplate on a yellow tinted paper with brown ink belonging to Oscar Lee Gyllenberg. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is.The bookplate is a man reading a book while sitting on a globe. There are more books next to him and the background is of the ocean on a starry night.
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
4.25 x 3.625 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA949
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
2023-11-07
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
308 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Silver, Louis Joshua\TIF Images\BA949.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 man reading a book sitting on a globe over the water" (2024). Bookplates by Louis Joshua Silver. Image 2.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-silver/2