Still Image

Bookplate for Ambrozy Agoston

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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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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Dublin Core

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)

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