Bookplate for Oxford City Libraries
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A typographic/heraldic-style bookplate in blue ink on ivory paper. At top is the library's name, and in the center is a simple shield, The shield bears an ox, and above it is written "Civitas Oxioniensis," which translates from Latin to "City of Oxford." A banner beneath the shield reads "Fortis est veritas" which translates to from Latin to "Truth is strong." Additonal text below reads “A list of Rules may had upon application. Please return this book as soon as you have read it.”
~ “Bookplate for Oxford City Libraries,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1690.
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Title
Bookplate for Oxford City Libraries
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A typographic/heraldic-style bookplate in blue ink on ivory paper. At top is the library's name, and in the center is a simple shield, The shield bears an ox, and above it is written "Civitas Oxioniensis," which translates from Latin to "City of Oxford." A banner beneath the shield reads "Fortis est veritas" which translates to from Latin to "Truth is strong." Additonal text below reads “A list of Rules may had upon application. Please return this book as soon as you have read it.”
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.180
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
3 and ¼”H x 2 and ¼”W