Bookplate for Manuel A. Ortiz
Date Unknown / Francesco Gamba, Milan, Italy
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring an image of a sailing ship with black sails with crosses on them. Behind the ship is a sword, and beneath is the text "Por Castilla y por Leon, Ex libris Manuel A. Ortiz," which possibly refers to the Spanish community of Castilla y Leon. It is marked from Milan, Italy, on the back.
~ Francesco Gamba, Milan, Italy, “Bookplate for Manuel A. Ortiz,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1696.
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Title
Bookplate for Manuel A. Ortiz
Subject
Bookplates
Ships in art
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring an image of a sailing ship with black sails with crosses on them. Behind the ship is a sword, and beneath is the text "Por Castilla y por Leon, Ex libris Manuel A. Ortiz," which possibly refers to the Spanish community of Castilla y Leon. It is marked from Milan, Italy, on the back.
Creator
Francesco Gamba, Milan, Italy
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
spa
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.174
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
5 and ¼”H x 3 and ¾”W