Artist/Designer
Joseph Winfred Spenceley
Preview
Commissioned for
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Signed
No
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on off-white paper. The design features a detailed illustration of a nautilus shell, with its intricate spiral pattern prominently displayed. Below the shell, a ribbon banner bears the Latin motto “Per Ampliora Ad Altiora.” The name “Oliver Wendell Holmes” is elegantly inscribed in cursive script beneath the banner.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
11.5 x 7.3 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1080
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
2023-05-15
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
195 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Spenceley, Joseph Winfred\JPEG Images\BA1080.jpg
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
"Joseph Winfred Spenceley Bookplate Commissioned for Oliver Wendell Holmes" (2024). Bookplates by Joseph Winfred Spenceley. Image 13.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-spenceley/13