Still Image

Bookplate for Pratt Institute Free Library

1929 / E.H. New

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A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on white paper, with a central image of an open book with bookmark and ribbons. On the book is the text "Et qvasi cvsores vitai lampada tradvnt," which translates loosely from Latin to "Like runners they bear on the lamp of life." Beneath is a banner with the library's name in simple script. Beneath the banner is the artist's signature and the date 1929

~ E.H. New, “Bookplate for Pratt Institute Free Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed May 12, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1645.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Pratt Institute Free Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on white paper, with a central image of an open book with bookmark and ribbons. On the book is the text "Et qvasi cvsores vitai lampada tradvnt," which translates loosely from Latin to "Like runners they bear on the lamp of life." Beneath is a banner with the library's name in simple script. Beneath the banner is the artist's signature and the date 1929

Creator

E.H. New

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Date

1929

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng
lat

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.225

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

2 and 1/2"H x 3 and 1/2"W.