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[Bookplate for Lipot Kecskemeti and J. E. Horvath]

Description

In brown ink, this elaborate bookplate depicts an artistic representation of the light of ten candles radiating through what appears to be the shape of the ten commandment tablets. The light energy streams up between a floral arrangement of roses and another flower through an encircled Star of David and into the heavens represented by stars and a cresent moon.

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Title
[Bookplate for Lipot Kecskemeti and J. E. Horvath]
Date Created
[unknown]
Description
In brown ink, this elaborate bookplate depicts an artistic representation of the light of ten candles radiating through what appears to be the shape of the ten commandment tablets. The light energy streams up between a floral arrangement of roses and another flower through an encircled Star of David and into the heavens represented by stars and a cresent moon.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 5.9 x 9.2 cm
Subject
Religion
Geographic Location
Hungary
Person Or Corporation
Kecskemeti, Lipot; Horvath, J. E.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Chief Rabbi Dr. Lipót Kecskeméti was a well known and respected Hungarian religious speaker..
Identifier
BP GEN HUN P K437; BP_GEN_HUN_P_K437
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN HUN P K437
Date Available
2007
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
10.14288/1.0215242
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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