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| Title | [Bookplate for University of Alberta] |
| Date Created | [between 1900 and 1999] |
| Sort Date | 1999 |
| Description | Bookplate design consists of University of Alberta arms, latin motto and text in green ink. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : offset ; 10.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Subject | Universities & colleges |
| Subject - Geographic | Alberta |
| Personal Names | University of Alberta |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | This bookplate seems designate items which are part of the Horvath Collection of Hungarica, a collection of books and maps on Central/Eastern Europe and Hungary, at the University of Alberta Library. Mr. J. Eugene Horvath is a Vancouver collector of Hungarica. The University of Alberta is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and was established around 1908. As of 2009, the university serves about 37, 000 students in 18 faculties. The University of Alberta Libraries consist of fourteen branches. According to the university website, the university motto is taken from an epistle of St. Paul from the Bible.
References:
1) University Motto." University of Alberta. Accessed 19 Jan from http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/senate/nav02.cfm?nav02=36793&nav01=12485.
2) "University of Alberta." Main Site. Accessed 19 Jan from http://www.ualberta.ca/.
3) "Balkan Studies: Former Yugoslavia." Research Guide. University of Alberta Libraraies. Accessed 19 Jan from http://www.library.ualberta.ca/Balkan_studies/index.cfm. |
| Access Identifier | BP GEN CAN I A434 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_GEN_CAN_I_A434 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN CAN I A434 |
| 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 | University of Alberta QUAECUMQUE VERA. Ex Libris Universitatis Albertensis J. Eugene & Maria Horvath Collection of Hungarica |
| Translation | Whatever truth. |
| DOI | 1.0215452 |
