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| Originator | Franklin and Marshall College. Library. |
| Designer | Kieffer, Lalla M. B. |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Pictorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Institutional |
| Dimensions | 74x118 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Coverage-Spatial | Lancaster (Pa.) |
| Subject/Iconography | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Marshall, John, 1755-1835; Athena (Greek deity) |
| Bookplate Text | LUX ET LEX / BENJAMIN FRANKLIN / JOHN MARSHALL / LIBRARY OF FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE |
| Description | Athena wearing helmet and Medusa breastplate, holding oil lamp aloft, sword in other hand; on either side busts of Benjamin Franklin and John Marshall |
| Note | [1] Motto: Lux et lex = Light and law |
| Reference | Ward, Harry P. Some American college bookplates. Columbus, Ohio: Champlin, 1915. Page 99. |
| 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 | exlibris1311.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
