Still Image

Bookplate for J.F. Kayser

Date Unknown / J.B. Bulder, Holland

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a border of large block letters reading "Ex libris J.F. Kayser" and "Aut Caesar aut nihil," which translates from Latin to "either Caesar or nothing." The central image is of a lion fighting a bull, with the lion on the head of the bull and biting its neck. In the background is a palm tree with three coconuts. Handwritten on the back in pencil is a note which reads "fm J.B. Bulder, Holland, woodcut."

~ J.B. Bulder, Holland, “Bookplate for J.F. Kayser,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1582.

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Title

Bookplate for J.F. Kayser

Subject

Bookplates
Animals in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a border of large block letters reading "Ex libris J.F. Kayser" and "Aut Caesar aut nihil," which translates from Latin to "either Caesar or nothing." The central image is of a lion fighting a bull, with the lion on the head of the bull and biting its neck. In the background is a palm tree with three coconuts. Handwritten on the back in pencil is a note which reads "fm J.B. Bulder, Holland, woodcut."

Creator

J.B. Bulder, Holland

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng
lat

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.287

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

3 and 1/4"H x 2 and 3/4"W.