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[Bookplate for Sir Arthur Robinson]
[Bookplate for Sir Arthur Robinson]
Title[Bookplate for Sir Arthur Robinson]
Date Created[unknown]
DescriptionHeraldic bookplate. An argent lozenge shaped shield with an argent chevron and three stags. At the top of the shield is an open helmet facing forward (signifying a knight) on top of which is a crown and a fourth stag. Around the border of the shield is the motto for the Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, "auspicium melioris aevi" (token of a better age). Above the shield is a ribbon with the motto "qualis ab incepto" (the same as from the beginning). The badge of the order, which is a cross of fourteen points, is suspended from the bottom of the shield.
Extent1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm
SubjectHeraldry
Personal NamesRobinson, Sir Arthur
GenrePrints
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
NotesSir Arthur Robinson was a member of the Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) (an order of chivalry established in 1818).
Access IdentifierBP GEN SL P R635
Digital IdentifierBP_GEN_SL_P_R635
Is Part OfRBSC Bookplates
SourceOriginal Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN SL P R635
Date Available2006
Publisher - DigitalVancouver : University of British Columbia Library
RightsImages 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
TranscriptSir Arthur Robinson, K.C.M.G.
DOI1.0215024
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