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| Title | [Bookplate for Gairdner] |
| Date Created | [between 1890 and 1900?] |
| Sort Date | 1900 |
| Description | Printed in black ink on cream paper. In the centre of the bookplate, a family shield depicts an ‘X' contained within a diamond, which is surrounded on all sides by eight trefoils with stems. At the top of the shield, a stylized iron helmet with a visor is framed on both sides by elaborate scrolling leaves. Above this, a demi-leopard is shown rampant (in profile, rearing, with its front paws in the air). Below the shield, a banner displays a motto in Latin. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : relief printing ; 6.9 x 10.7 cm |
| Subject | Private libraries ; Heraldry |
| Subject - Geographic | Canada |
| Personal Names | Gairdner |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | The Gairdner family crest contains "a demi-leopard rampant" (i.e., the leopard is not collard or lined, which is the crest for another branch of the Gairdner lineage). The family name originates from Scotland.
References:
1) Fairburn, James. (1905). Fairburn's book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland, p. 217. Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/fairbairnsbookof01fair#page/216/mode/2up |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR CAN P G357 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_CAN_P_G357 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Stanley Binder. BP MUR CAN P G357 |
| Date Available | 2017-05-07 |
| 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 | QUOD HOMO AUDET AUDEO GAIRDNER |
| DOI | 1.0347449 |
