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Halifax, Charles Montagu, Earl of, 1661-1715
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| Originator | Halifax, Charles Montagu, Earl of, 1661-1715 |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Armorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Personal |
| Dimensions | 50x64 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Bookplate Text | [motto:] OTIUM CUM DIGNITATE / The Right Honble. Charles Lord Halifax 1702. |
| Description | Coat of arms. Escutcheon: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, argent (silver) three lozenges conjoined in fess gules (red) a border sable (black), for Montagu; 2nd and 3rd, or (gold), an eagle displayed vert (green), beaked and membered gules, for Monthermer. Crest: A griffin's head couped, wings elevated sable, charged on the breast with a portcullis. Supporters: Two griffins argent guttee de sang, beaked, membered and wings expanded gules each charged on the breast with a portcullis sable. Motto: Otium cum dignitate (Leisure with dignity) |
| 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 | exlibris1249.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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