Bookplate for Ambrozy Agoston
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The central image is of a bearded figure in a black garment, holding his left arm up with the index finger pointing to his temple. The figure is surrounded by a halo of body parts, including eyes, a skull, and a fetus. Beneath is the name Ambrozy Agoston, and the word "könyve," which means "book" in Hungarian. There is an illegible signature in the right-hand corner.
~ “Bookplate for Ambrozy Agoston,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 26, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1553.
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Title
Bookplate for Ambrozy Agoston
Subject
Bookplates
Men in art
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The central image is of a bearded figure in a black garment, holding his left arm up with the index finger pointing to his temple. The figure is surrounded by a halo of body parts, including eyes, a skull, and a fetus. Beneath is the name Ambrozy Agoston, and the word "könyve," which means "book" in Hungarian. There is an illegible signature in the right-hand corner.
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
hun
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.316
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
4 and 1/2"H x 3 and 1/2"W