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[Bookplate for George Meek]
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| Title | [Bookplate for George Meek] |
| Date Created | [unknown] |
| Description | In black ink, this bookplate consists of a garter bordure, azure (blue) and buckled. The space within the circular frame is divided quarterly, with a label, argent (silver), at the fess point. The first quadrant, gules (red), is charged with three stirrups, two over one ; the second quadrant, or (gold), is charged with a lion, passant guardant and gules, above two bars, gemels and gules ; the third quadrant, ermine (white powdered fur with black tufts), contains two bars, gemels and gules ; and the fourth quadrant, argent, contains a bend coticed, sable, charged with three fish, hauriant (upward facing). The garter is crested by a curved wreath, topped by a lion rampant. The garter contains the Latin motto. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 8.5 x 10.4 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Subject - Geographic | England |
| Personal Names | Meek, George |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Access Identifier | BP MUR ENG P M445 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_ENG_P_M445 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR ENG P M445 |
| 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 | FORTIS EST VERITAS George Meek. |
| Translation | Truth is Mighty |
| DOI | 1.0215376 |
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