Artist/Designer

Louis Joshua Silver

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Commissioned for

Lorenz E. Mueller

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink belonging to Lorenz E. Mueller. There is a castle on a cliff with clouds surrounding it. There is a knight on a horse with their spear raised riding on a bridge that leads to the castle. Behind the knight by the start of the bridge is a naked man waving at the knight on the horse. The sky in the background has thin horizontal lines. There are banners at the top of the image that says "Truth. Love".

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

5.25 x 3.75 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA955

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

450 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Silver, Louis Joshua\JPEG Images\BA955.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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