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| Originator | University of Michigan. Library. |
| Designer | Spenceley, J. Winfred (Joseph Winfred), 1865-1908 |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Pictorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Institutional |
| Dimensions | 74x97 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Coverage-Spatial | Ann Arbor (Mich.) |
| Bookplate Text | 1837 / ARTES | SCIENTIA | VERITAS / LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN / [seal:] E PLURIBUS UNUM / TUEBOR / SI QUAERIS PENINSULAM AMOENAM CIRCUMSPICE |
| Description | Seals of the University of Michigan and the State of Michigan. University of Michigan seal (1895): oil lamp on a book; motto: Artes scientia, veritas (Arts, science, truth) and date: 1837. State of Michigan seal: Shield shows soldier at attention on lakeshore, sun on the horizon. Motto: Tuebor (I will defend). Supporters: elk and moose. Crest: Eagle and motto from Great Seal of the United States. Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you). Pine branches. |
| Reference | Ward, Harry P. Some American college bookplates. Columbus, Ohio: Champlin, 1915. Page 146. |
| Rights | Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; For more information, please contact the Rare Book and Manuscript Library: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/7016277 |
| Collection | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection
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| Local Identifier | exlibris0894.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
