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[Bookplate for Hugh Macdonald Sinclair]
[Bookplate for Hugh Macdonald Sinclair]
Title[Bookplate for Hugh Macdonald Sinclair]
Date Created[unknown]
DescriptionAppearing at the top is a motto AD ASTRA VIRTUS. Star crest on a wreath sits on top of a gentleman's vizored helm with mantling. Bordure of shield has stars from the base to the dexter side and from the chief to the sinister side. Quarterly field has a lion rampant (meaning: masculinity, leadership, royalty, justice and strength) near the sinister chief and near the dexter base, and a unknown symbol on the dexter chief, and a ship (meaning: voyage, salvation, and seafaring) on the sinister base. Appearing at the bottom of the bookplate is another motto J'AIME LE MEILLEUR.
Extent1 bookplate : 10 x 12.5 cm
SubjectHeraldry
Subject - GeographicOxford (England)
Personal NamesSinclair, Hugh Macdonald, 1910-
GenrePrints
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
LanguageLatin
French
NotesDr. Hugh Sinclair was a physiologist at Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1965-66, he sold his collection of 7, 000 rare medical and scientific books to UBC Library for $270, 000. UBC Library was able to acquire the collection through the generosity of H. R. MacMillan. Dr. Sinclair sold the collection to UBC because "he wanted his collection to be used by serious students, not hoarded by collectors" (UBYSSEY, 24 March 1966: 16), but he had to sell it in order to "escape insolvency" (Rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004). As a nutritionist, Dr. Sinclair is best known for his belief that a diet lacking in essential fatty acids causes degenerative diseases.
Access IdentifierBP GEN ENG P S563
Digital IdentifierBP_GEN_ENG_P_S563
Is Part OfRBSC Bookplates
SourceOriginal Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN ENG P S563
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
TranscriptAD ASTRA VIRTUS. J'AIME LE MEILLEUR.
TranslationVirtue to the stars. I like the best.
DOI1.0215051
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