Item 42: Bookplate, The Ex Libran featuring John Eastbrook Bookplate, 1912
Item — Box: 20, Folder: 42
Dates
- Created: 1912
Creator
- French, Edwin Davis, 1851-1906 (Person)
Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities
Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Bookplate
Condition Note:
Good, no issues.
Measurements:
The Ex Libran: 6 in. x 3 ¾ in.
Ex Libris William R A Hays: 6 ¼ in. x 5 ¾ in.
Title:
The Ex Libran; John Eastbrook
Description:
A fragment of The Ex Libran, a publication printed to discuss the history and importance of bookplates and their owners, most likely published in 1912. Within the publication, there is a bookplate from bookplate collector John Eastbrook. The plate contains a coat of arms depicting a shield that possesses three flowers, two above a white chevron and one beneath the apex. Above the shield sits a Griffin, a mythical beast that possesses the body of a lion and the head of a bird. While depictions of the Griffin do not always include wings, the Eastbrook plate does. Though the interpretations vary, the most common inclusion of the Griffin was to symbolize protection (Britannica) On either side of the shield, Eastbrook’s plate is framed by two laurel bunches (Journal of the Ex Libris Society). Laurel branches are used most often to symbolize wealth and power through knowledge, recognized by many secondary institutions, and also in heraldry. The text states that Eastbrook’s plate is an early, experimental work by Edwin Davis French, a prominent bookplate engraver of the twentieth century.
The pages in our collection can be found on pages 5 and 7 of The Ex Libran on Google Books.
Location:
Kansas City, Missouri
Creator
- French, Edwin Davis, 1851-1906 (Person)
- Fowler, Harry Alfred, 1889-1959 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu