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| Title | [Bookplate for George Macaulay Booth] |
| Date Created | [between 1900 and 1999] |
| Sort Date | 1999 |
| Description | This is a pictorial bookplate created with black ink on white paper. In the foreground are cobblestones and an open doorway. On the left of the doorway is a desk with a lit candle and an open book on it and in the middle of the doorway is a sundial. Outside of the doorway are rolling hills with two paths: one leading to a village and the other to a bay with two boats on it. A sun sets/rises over the bay. At the bottom is a Latin inscription framed with two roses that reads: "Nec temere nec timide [neither rashly nor timidly] / Dulce Periculum [danger is sweet]." Two animals are portrayed on the right and left sides of the inscription. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : offset ; 7.6 x 8.2 cm |
| Subject | Books ; Landscape drawings |
| Subject - Geographic | England |
| Personal Names | Booth, George Macaulay |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | George Macaulay Booth lived in Sussex England. He was Lieutenant and High Sheriff of London, the director of the Bank of England and decorated with the Legion of Honour. He died in 1971.
References:
1) http://www.thepeerage.com/p1831.htm
2) Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 427. |
| Access Identifier | BP GEN ENG P B684 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_GEN_ENG_P_B684 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN ENG P B684 |
| Date Available | 2005-01-31 |
| 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 - George Macaulay Booth Nec temere nec timide Dulce Periculum. 1910 [1960?] |
| DOI | 1.0214907 |
