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Tooke, William, 1777-1863
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| Originator | Tooke, William, 1777-1863 |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Armorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Personal |
| Dimensions | 70x94 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Bookplate Text | [motto:] MILITIA MEA MULTIPLEX / William Tooke, F.R.S. |
| Description | Coat of arms. Escutcheon parted per pale: Dexter, per chevron sable (black) and argent (silver) three griffins' heads erased counterchanged (colors reversed), for Tooke; Sinister, or, three piles in point azure (blue), bordure engrailed erminois, for Orr(?). Crest: A griffin's head erased per chevron argent and sable... holding in the beak a sword erect. Motto: Militia mea multiplex |
| Note | [1] Description of arms derived from Burke; motto ascribed to Toke: Militia mea multiplex = My warfare is manifold |
| Reference | Burke, Bernard. The General armory ... (London, 1884), p. 763, 1017, 1019. |
| 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 | exlibris1223.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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