Bookplate for George Warren Haslet
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a sketch of a clearing seen through trees. A banner above the sketch reads “Fortuatus ille deos qui novit agrestes” which loosely translates to "Fortunate is he who knows the gods of the country." Beneath the image is a second banner which reads "Ex libris George Warren Haslet."
~ “Bookplate for George Warren Haslet,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1770.
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Title
Bookplate for George Warren Haslet
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a sketch of a clearing seen through trees. A banner above the sketch reads “Fortuatus ille deos qui novit agrestes” which loosely translates to "Fortunate is he who knows the gods of the country." Beneath the image is a second banner which reads "Ex libris George Warren Haslet."
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.102
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
5”H x 3”W