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| Title | [Bookplate] |
| Date Created | [unknown] |
| Description | In black ink. Escutcheon parted per saltire, or [gold] and argent [white], a bend sinister, azure [blue], a bordure parted per saltire, argent and or. Above the escutcheon is a straight crest wreath on which is a gryphon, couped and collared. Below the escutcheon is a banner containing the Latin motto. Paper damage at top right hand corner. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 7.5 x 10.9 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | The Latin motto "Nil Desperandum" is a line from the Odes of Horace, and has been adopted by a number of families, cities, and ships. The owner of this bookplate is unknown.
References:
1) Horace: Odes I. "Q. HORATI FLACCI CARMINVM LIBER PRIMVS." The Latin Library. http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/horace/carm1.shtml (accessed on 16 January 2009). |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR SL P U655 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_SL_P_U655 |
| 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 U655 |
| 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 | NIL DESPERANDUM |
| Translation | Never despair |
| DOI | 1.0215449 |
