Artist/Designer

Ismael Smith i Mari

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Commissioned for

Oscar Contreras

Signed

Yes

Description

An armorial/pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper for Oscar Contreras. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. The crest is divided into four sections; in the top left square there is a castle bordered with a diamond shape and fleur de lis on each side. The top right square has two birds facing each other with three hearts above them. The bottom left square has a roaring lion wearing a crown and in front of it is a heart. The bottom right square has a bird wearing a crown and a lion wearing a crown. In the border of the crest it says in Spanish "Armas y Blasones de los Señores Marrones" which translates to "weapons and coats of arms of the brown lords". On top of the crest is a knight's helmet with an arm coming out of it holding a sword. On the left side of the crest there is a naked woman sitting holding a leaf branch in her left hand and a rose in the right hand. Her feet are entangled with the man sitting on the right side of the crest. The man has an open, blank books in his hands. Below the two people it says "más allá del dolor y de la vida" which translates to "Beyond pain and life."

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Armorial/Pictorial

Language

English, Latin, Spanish

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

4.25 x 4.5 in.

Bookplate Collection Number

BA974

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

2023-11-20

Image Format

image/tif

Image File Size

4927 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Smith i Mari, Ismael\JPEG Images\BA974.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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