Bookplate of Alden McLellan III, circa 1917
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Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
Artifact
Bookplate
Date Made
circa 1917
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
RC.1.43
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Engraving (Printing process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3 in (bookplate)
Width: 3.625 in (bookplate)
Height: 8 in (mount)
Width: 6 in (mount)
Inscriptions
Truth is the highest thing that man may keep
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