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| Title | [Bookplate for John Charles Alison Heriot] |
| Date Created | [between 1870 and 1929] |
| Sort Date | 1929 |
| Description | This bookplate's design features an escutcheon, argent (silver), charged with three roses. Above the escutcheon is an esquire helmet charged with a dexter hand holding a wreath. Decorative floral surrounds the escutcheon with a banner containing bookplate motto. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : relief printing ; 11.4 x 14.4 cm |
| Subject | Plants ; Heraldry |
| Subject - Geographic | Montréal (Québec) |
| Personal Names | Heriot, John Charles Alison |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | John Charles Alison Heriot, born in 1861 and died in 1928, was an architect in Montreal who also served as a militia captain. Heriot had a strong interest in his family history and heraldry, having published an article and a pamphlet on family members, and at one point he was the secretary of the heraldic committee of the Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montreal. The John Charles Alison Heriot fonds are located at the McCord Museum of Canadian History in Montreal.
References:
1) Guide to Archival Resources at McGill University: Private Papers at McGill University. (1985). McGill University Archives, 3, 249. Retrieved June 18, 2009, from: http://www.archives.mcgill.ca/resources/guide/vol2_3/gen08.htm#HERIOT, %20JOHN%20CHARLESArchives |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR CAN P H4756 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_CAN_P_H4756 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN P H4756 |
| Date Available | 2011 |
| Publisher - Digital | 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 |
| Transcript | FORTEM POSCE ANIMUM EX LIBRIS JOHN CHARLES ALISON HERIOT |
| Translation | Seek a strong spirit |
| DOI | 1.0215639 |
