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[Bookplate for Eric L. Swanick]

Description

This bookplate is executed with green ink on white paper. The green ink is in the shape of an oval through which the design appears in white. On the top of the oval is depicted a swan floating on water, which is depicted directly above the name Eric L. Swanick. From each end of the name a design emerges that forms a decorative border.

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Title
[Bookplate for Eric L. Swanick]
Date Created
[between 1970 and 1999]
Description
This bookplate is executed with green ink on white paper. The green ink is in the shape of an oval through which the design appears in white. On the top of the oval is depicted a swan floating on water, which is depicted directly above the name Eric L. Swanick. From each end of the name a design emerges that forms a decorative border.
Extent
1 bookplate : woodcut ; 7.8 x 5.9 cm
Subject
Animals
Geographic Location
Canada
Person Or Corporation
Swanick, Eric L.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
Erik L. Swanick was a former librarian and the New Brunswick legislative library, before coming to Vancouver where he is currently (as of 2010) head of Special Collections and Rare Books at Simon Fraser University.
References:
1) Tom Hawthorn. (2008, March 19). Saving the Subhumans and their sweaty friends. The Globe and Mail,p. S.3. Retrieved November 25, 2010, from Canadian Newsstand Complete. (Document ID: 1448087301).
Identifier
BP GEN CAN P S936; BP_GEN_CAN_P_S936
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN CAN P S936
Date Available
2006
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0215071
Aggregated Source Repository
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Rights

Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca