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| Title | [Bookplate for William Martin] |
| Date Created | [unknown] |
| Description | In black ink on cream paper, a double border surrounding a coat of arms. The coat of arms is Argent two bars Gules six bezants 3 and 3, with ornate mantling especially to the upper right and left of the shield, surrounding the crest of an eagle displayed over a wreath. Below the coat of arms is a draped manner with the Latin motto and below that is the name in a Gothic script. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 5.4 x 6.3 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Personal Names | Martin, William |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | This coat of arms is traditionally associated with the Martins of York county, England.
References:
1) Burke, Bernard. The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time. London: Harrison & Sons, 1884. p. 664. |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR SL P M378 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_SL_P_M378 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR SL P M378 |
| Date Available | 2013 |
| 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 | ESSE QUAM VIDERI William Martin. |
| Translation | To be, rather than to seem |
| DOI | 1.0215765 |
