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| Title | [Bookplate for John Lewis] |
| Date Created | [unknown] |
| Description | This heraldic bookplate consists of an escutcheon, divided per cross. Quarters one and four are gules (red), charged with an arm clutching a fasces and two mullets on either side. Quarters two and three are gules with a saltier, argent (silver), charged with four cinque foil. Above the escutcheon rests a crest of a griffin head upon a straight wreath. The escutcheon is bordered by stylized mantling, and below, the owner's name. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : burin engraving ; 8.5 x 10 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Personal Names | Lewis, John |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Notes | References:
1) The Manual of Heraldry. 7th Ed. London: Virtue Brothers & Co., 1866. |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR SL P L495 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_SL_P_L495 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR SL P L495 |
| Date Available | 2008 |
| 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 | John Lewis Petit Esqr. |
| DOI | 1.0215340 |
