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| Originator | Winter, E., Captain |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Armorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Personal |
| Dimensions | 54x67 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Coverage-Spatial | Danville (Ill.) |
| Bookplate Text | JOUR DE MA VIE |
| Description | Coat of arms. Escutcheon: Argent a fess dancetté sable, a mullet (star) center chief for difference (third son). Crest: A griffin's head arising out of a coronet. Motto: Jour de ma vie (The day of my life). |
| Note | The arms shown here correspond in part to those for West (Earl de la Warr), cf. Burke, who notes that the motto alludes "to the taking of John, King of France, prisoner at the battle of Poictiers". |
| Reference | Burke, Bernard. The General armory ... (London, 1884), p. 1093 |
| 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 | exlibris0371.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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