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Bookplate design consists of an escutcheon azure (blue), with a fess argent (silver), charged with three heraldric roses, two over one. Above the escutcheon is an esquire helmet, along with mantling. Above the helmet is a straight wreath, charged with a human figure holding a heraldric flower. Below the shield is a banner containing Latin motto.
Item Metadata
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[Bookplate for Charles Collier]
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| Date Created |
[between 1800 and 1899]
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| Description |
Bookplate design consists of an escutcheon azure (blue), with a fess argent (silver), charged with three heraldric roses, two over one. Above the escutcheon is an esquire helmet, along with mantling. Above the helmet is a straight wreath, charged with a human figure holding a heraldric flower. Below the shield is a banner containing Latin motto.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 7.2 x 11.5 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
Latin
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| Notes |
Charles Collier is the author of at least one publication, called "An Essay on the Principles of Education, Physiologically considered," which was published in 1856 in London. According to the title page, Charles Collier was also a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and an honourary fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
References: 1) Burke, Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. H. Pirie-Gordon, ed. 15th Ed. London: Shaw Publishing Co. Ltd. and Burke Publishing Co. Ltd., 1937. 2) Collier, Charles. An essay on the Principles of Education, Physiologically considered. London: D. Nutt, 1856. Accessed from GoogleBooks 9 Mar. 2009 from http://books.google.ca/books?id=E1cOAAAAQAAJ. Original document from University of Lausanne. 3) Fincham, H.W. The Artists and Engravers of British and American Bookplates. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd, 1897. 4) Heraldric Dictionary. University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Special Collections. Accessed 18 Nov. 2008 from http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/ |
| Identifier |
BP MUR ENG P C655; BP_MUR_ENG_P_C655
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| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR ENG P C655
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| Date Available |
2009
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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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
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0215470
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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