Still Image

Bookplate for Arnaldo Amadeu P. Da Silva

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in blue ink on ivory paper, featuring an image of an eagle flying over a mountain with a book its talons. The text "Quanto mais se le, mas o espirito se eleva" is written across the mountain, and loosely translates from Portuguese to "The more you read, the more the spirit rises." The name Arnaldo Amadeau P. da Silva is written beneath.

~ “Bookplate for Arnaldo Amadeu P. Da Silva,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1573.

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Title

Bookplate for Arnaldo Amadeu P. Da Silva

Subject

Bookplates
Animals in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in blue ink on ivory paper, featuring an image of an eagle flying over a mountain with a book its talons. The text "Quanto mais se le, mas o espirito se eleva" is written across the mountain, and loosely translates from Portuguese to "The more you read, the more the spirit rises." The name Arnaldo Amadeau P. da Silva is written beneath.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

Por

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.296

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

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