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Tyssen, Samuel; Tyssen, Sophie
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| Originator | Tyssen, Samuel; Tyssen, Sophie |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Armorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Personal |
| Dimensions | 63x94 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Coverage-Spatial | Norfolk (England) |
| Bookplate Text | [motto:] POST MORTEM VIRTUS VIRESCIT / Samuel & Sophia Tyssen, Narborough |
| Description | Coat of arms: Escutcheon (parted per pale): Dexter: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Or on a chevron azure between three French marigolds slipped proper two lions respecting each other of the first; 2nd and 3rd, azure on a bend argent cotised or three Leopard's heads erased proper. Sinister: Sable a griffin segreant ermine armed or, for Baker. Crest: A demi-lion or, crowned gules supporting a shield azure charged with an estoile of the first. Motto: Post mortem virtus virescit |
| Note | Motto: Post morten virtus virescit = Virtue flourishes after death |
| Reference | East Anglian, n.s. v.4 (1891-1892), p. 271; Burke, Bernard. The General armory ... (London, 1884), p. 1042. |
| 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 | exlibris1625.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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