Still Image

Bookplate for Augusto N. Pereira

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. At the top is a text box which reads "Ex libris Augusto N. Pereira." The central image is of a three-masted ship with a cross on each sail. The background is black with a single star with rays of light coming from it, and there are stylized waves in the foreground. In the foremost wave is the text "EAMVS!" which translates from Latin to "I'm sorry!" In the upper left is a signature which reads "NP."

~ “Bookplate for Augusto N. Pereira,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1684.

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Title

Bookplate for Augusto N. Pereira

Subject

Bookplates
Ships in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. At the top is a text box which reads "Ex libris Augusto N. Pereira." The central image is of a three-masted ship with a cross on each sail. The background is black with a single star with rays of light coming from it, and there are stylized waves in the foreground. In the foremost wave is the text "EAMVS!" which translates from Latin to "I'm sorry!" In the upper left is a signature which reads "NP."

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
lat

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.186

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

6”H x 4 and ¼”W