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| Title | [Bookplate for James John Joicey] |
| Date Created | [between 1870 and 1929] |
| Sort Date | 1929 |
| Description | This bookplate is printed on light brown paper with brown ink. It consists of an escutcheon argent (silver), and three diamonds in pale between two endorses in a crosshatch pattern. The escutcheon is charged with a pick-axe at both dexter and sinister. Above the escutcheon is a helmet, positioned at three-quarter profile, indicating the status of peer. Upon the helmet is a straight wreath, charged with a young man holding a pick-axe and lantern. Radiating from the wreath is elaborate mantling. Below the escutcheon is a banner, with Latin motto within. Entire crest is contained within a border, with name of bookplate owner at bottom. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 8 x 11.4 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Subject - Geographic | England |
| Personal Names | Joicey, James John |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | Bookplate possibly belongs to a James John Joicey (1871-1932), an English amateur entomologist.
References:
1) James john Joicey. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_John_Joicey |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR ENG P J653 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_ENG_P_J653 |
| 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 J653 |
| 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 | Omne solum forti patria JAMES JOHN JOICEY |
| Translation | Every land is a brave man's country. |
| DOI | 1.0215417 |
