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| Title | [Bookplate for W. MacDonald MacKay] |
| Date Created | 1896-09 |
| Sort Date | 1896 |
| Description | A man in a powdered wig sit in a library, looking out the window, with a book laid out on a table before him. The window is open and flowers and vines grow around its frame. A book at the lower right corner of the plate lists the date and possible initials of the artist:"Sept 1896" and "RJ." |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : wood engraving ; 9.4 x 7.6 cm |
| Subject | Books ; Libraries ; Plants |
| Subject - Geographic | Canada |
| Personal Names | MacKay, W. MacDonald |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | W. MacDonald MacKay was a noted Scottish historian and Toronto book collector. In 1901, he published an article about carved stone monuments, 'Some Notes on the Celtic Monuments in Ross-shire, ' in The Celtic Monthly. shire, ' an article about carved stone monuments, in The Celtic Monthly. NOTE: UBC has plate of R. MacKay Fripp, Canadian architect -- possibly related.
References:
1) Am Baile - The Celtic Monthly, vol. IX 1901. Page 70 & 71. n.d. Accessed Feb 12 2010 from: http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_page.jsp?item_id=25935
2) The Manhattan Rare Book Company. n.d. Accessed Feb 12 2010 from: http://manhattanrarebooks.com/book_desc.php?id=213 |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR CAN P M3353 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_CAN_P_M3353 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN P M3353 |
| Date Available | 2011 |
| 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 W. MACDONALD MACKAY |
| DOI | 1.0215629 |
