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[Bookplate for Florence Bailey Swift]
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| Title | [Bookplate for Florence Bailey Swift] |
| Date Created | [unknown] |
| Description | This elaborate bookplate, in black ink, consists of an escutcheon, or (gold), containing a chevron, vair of argent (silver) and azure (blue), and charged with three stags, springing (or courant) and vert (green), two over one. The escutcheon is surrounded by an elaborate bordure, and topped by a dexter closed helmet. Atop the helmet is a curved crest wreath and an arm embowed, habited, holding four arrows. From either side of the helmet flows elaborate mantling, or and azure. Below the escutcheon is a banner containing the Latin motto. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : burin engraving ; 9 x 11.4 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Personal Names | Swift, Florence Bailey |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Access Identifier | BP MUR SL P S954 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_SL_P_S954 |
| 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 S954 |
| 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 | FESTINA LENTE Florence Bailey Swift. |
| Translation | Be quick without impetuosity |
| DOI | 1.0215407 |
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