Still Image

Bookplate for Dr. Hans Nissl

Date Unknown / Tougler

2_69_Nissl.jpg

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with featuring an image of the top half of an open-mouthed East Asian dragon holding a scrying ball. There is a small fleur-de-lis and wreath to the left, and the dragon's body is cut off by two thick lines in black and green. Beneath this division is a banner reading "Ich schutze dich" which translates from the German to "I protect you." At the bottom is the text "Ex libris Dr. Hans Nissl."

~ Tougler, “Bookplate for Dr. Hans Nissl,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1702.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Dr. Hans Nissl

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with featuring an image of the top half of an open-mouthed East Asian dragon holding a scrying ball. There is a small fleur-de-lis and wreath to the left, and the dragon's body is cut off by two thick lines in black and green. Beneath this division is a banner reading "Ich schutze dich" which translates from the German to "I protect you." At the bottom is the text "Ex libris Dr. Hans Nissl."

Creator

Tougler

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng
ger

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.168

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

6 and 1/8”H x 3 and ¾”W