Item 55: Bookplate,Non Omnis Moriar, Ex Libris Georges Goury, no date
Item — Box: 20, Folder: 55
Dates
- Created: no date
Creator
- Pousthomis, Léon, 1881-1916 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Bookplate
Condition Note:
Good
Measurements:
5 9/16 in. x 4 in.
Title:
Ex Libris George Goury
Description:
A bookplate featuring a bird with glasses reading books. The bird is standing on top of a pile of books. Above the bird, there is text that reads “Non Omnis Moriar” which translates to “not everything dies.” Bookplate creator Leon Pousthomis was born on December 21, 1881 in Paris, France. He was a lithographer and caricaturist. “He mainly worked for graphic music publishing (small and large formats), advertising, postcards and the satirical press.” The style of his art was very ambiguous when it came to musical styles. “Military scenes of comic-troupiers for Danem, Bach, caricatures of singers (Ouvard, Berard, Fragson, Montel, Mayol,etc). Portraits of women and realistic scenes.” He was a sergeant during the great war where he died on March 28, 1916. Bookplate collector, lawyer, writer, teacher, and prehistorian Georges Goury was born in 1877 in Messein, France. He was a lawyer, but never worked as one, being more interested in prehistory. He was a great writer and loved collecting things. A few of his books include Origins and Evolution of Man (1927) and The Man of Lakeside Cities (1931). He was also known for writing several articles, one of which was “the essay on the barbaric era in the Marne and Le camp hallstattien d’Aluzy. He was also the leader of the leader of the district of Historical Antiques of Nancy. He wanted people to learn about history, so he taught a class at the Faculty of Letters in Nancy for several years. He was part of the Lorraine Archeology Society for seventeen years and was the curator of the Lorraine Museum until 1937. He was also associated with adventurers from Lorraine including Bleicher, Gorneault, and Beaupre. Their adventures were so they could add to the collection of the Lorraine Museum. He had adventures all over France, with French adventurers, and adventurers from other countries, growing his collections. He mostly collected things from the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras, as well as several Gallo-Roman and Merovingian artifacts which he gave to the Lorraine Museum. He also collected several categories of objects including postcards, business cards, menus, printed labels, coins, seals, postage stamps, watches, and watch keys, while also caring about his archeology collection. He was always looking for more, and collected for about fifty years. The adventures he led in the Marne had also helped grow his Celtic antique collection. His archeological collections went to the Lorraine Museum. He was single most of his life, but had a lot of friends, and was full of energy at an old age. He was known for being sweet and likable. He died on May 8, 1959 at his home in Sainte-Menehould, France.
Creator
- Pousthomis, Léon, 1881-1916 (Person)
Repository Details
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Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu