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| Originator | Lacroix, Paul, 1806-1884 |
| Designer | Uzanne, Octave, 1852-1931 |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Pictorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Personal |
| Dimensions | 65x51 mm |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Bookplate Text | LIVRES VIELZ ET ANTIQVES | LIVRES | NOVVEAVX | ETIENNE DOLET / JACOB | BIBLIOPHILE / [cipher] PL |
| Description | Four naked childred read or climb upon oversize books and other objects (oil lamp, ink well and quill) |
| Note | Jacob Bibliophile was a pseudonym of Paul Lacroix, a French author of histories and historical romances. Etienne Dolet (1509-1546), whose name appears on the banner, was a writer and printer who was martyred by being burned along with his books. |
| 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 | exlibris0482.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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