[Bookplate for Franklin Billner]
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Title | [Bookplate for Franklin Billner] |
Date Created | [unknown] |
Description | In black ink. Escutcheon tilted to the left and parted per pale. The dexter half, or [gold], with a lion, gules [red], coward, holding a fan-like object between its front paws. The sinister half parted per fess, sable [black], on a field, or, with decorative patterns not typically seen in heraldry. Escutcheon surrounded by leafy mantling. Above is a tilting helmet on top of which sits an unidentifiable crown. On top of the crown is a lion, gules, coward, holding a fan-like object in its front paws. Wings, displayed, fan out from the top of the crown surrounding the lion. |
Extent | 1 bookplate : wood engraving ; 7.3 x 10.5 cm |
Subject | Heraldry |
Personal Names | Billner, Franklin |
Genre | Prints |
Type | Still Image |
Format | image/jpeg |
Language | Latin
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Notes | A Franklin Billner designed the bookplates of M. Knight Dunn, which have been found in books published in the early 1930s. References: 1) Certain Books. "For Men Only: A Story Women Will Applause, Ballyhoo Love." http://www.certainbooks.com/shop/certain/4341 (accessed on 16 January 2009). 2) Certain Books. "Wedding Ring." http://www.certainbooks.com/shop/certain/4342 (accessed on 16 January 2009). |
Access Identifier | BP MUR SL P B555 |
Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_SL_P_B555 |
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 B555 |
Date Available | 2009 |
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 | Ex Libris Franklin Billner |
DOI | 1.0215446 |
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