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[Bookplate for James Stevenson by H. Wilson]
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| Title | [Bookplate for James Stevenson by H. Wilson] |
| Creator | Wilson, H. |
| Date Created | [between 1830 and 1869] |
| Sort Date | 1869 |
| Description | A Latin phrase is written on a banner at the top of the plate. Beneath it is a hand ascending from a heraldic silk wreath, holding a crown of leaves. While illustrated in a pictorial style, the image is reminiscent of the heraldic image of a dexter hand couped at the wrist, holding a crown of laurel or bay leaves. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 6.1 x 8.9 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Subject - Geographic | Glasgow (Scotland) |
| Personal Names | Stevenson, James |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | James Stevenson was born in Ireland August 1, 1827 and moved to Canada in 1840. He was a council member for Peterborough town and was mayor of the town for six years ; he eventually became a Conservation member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing Peterborough West between 1887 to 1896. He died October 26, 1910. H. Wilson is possibly the engraver, illustrator, and copperplate and lithographic printer who was working in Glasgow as early as 1826. He provided work for the 'Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations 1851' in London, in the Fine Arts category of 'Sculpture, Models, and Plastic Art, Mosaics, and Enamels, Etc.' and is identified in the catalogue as an ornamental printer. He visited Paris in 1829 and experimented with chalk printing and in 1839 claimed that he was printing in color ; in 1854, he was using a lithographic press. He died in Glasgow on June 27, 1869
References:
1) 'Stevenson, James.' Parliament. Retrieved February 24, 2011 from http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=75255489-bf9c-401e-beb0-14f0e5c87357&Language=E&Section=Publications
2) Stevenson, James. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 25, 2011 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stevenson_%28Canadian_politician%29
3) A reputation for excellence: a history of the Glasgow printing industry. The Scottish Printing Archival Trust. Retrieved February 25, 2011 from http://www.scottishprintarchive.org/reputation_glasgow/glasgow_reputation12.html
4) National library of Scotland. Retrieved February 25, 2011 from http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/resources/sbti/williamson-woodby
5) 'The Meanings Behind the Symbols.' Fleur-de-lis. Retrieved March 3, 2011 from http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR CAN P S848 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_CAN_P_S848 |
| 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 S848 |
| 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 | Post Tenebras Lux |
| Translation | light after darkness |
| DOI | 1.0215642 |
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