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John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection

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  • Blackwell, Henry, 1851-1928
    Image | 1893Antique bearded figures beneath tree, one figure with lyre, the other picking branches from tree. Within central roundel: Landscape with square tower.
  • Blair, Clinton Ledyard, 1867-1949.
    ImageBlack ink on cream paper. Crest: torse and stag's head caboshed (antlered) within semi-circular banner displaying the motto.
  • Blank, F. C. (F. Charles)
    Imagebanner with Greek phrase 'Ζηλουτε τα χράτιστα'
  • Bliss, Theodore Harrison
    ImageTwo coats of arms upon shield, (1) Gules (red) a bend vairé between two fleurs-de lis or (gold). Crest: An arm erased below the elbow, holding a bundle of four arrows, point downwards. (2) or, a fess azure between three garbs. Crest: An arm erased below the elbow holding a frond of wheat [palm?].
  • Blomfield, Charles James, 1786-1857
    ImageSinister, quarterly, a fess indented, countercharged azure (blue) and argent (silver), over all a bend gules. Crest: a mitre.
  • Boddington, Samuel
    Image2nd and 3rd, azure (blue) three garbs bendways on a bend argent. Crest: on a curved wreath, a demi lion rampant, in his dexter paw a cross crosslet fitched. Motto: Vincit veritas (Truth conquers)
  • Bodley Club Library
    ImageCoat of arms of Sir Thomas Bodley
  • Bond, Ethel
    Imageopen_file book in foreground.
  • Bonfield, Susan
    Imageowl with pointer, oil lamp, book, crossed sword and quill, ink ball
  • Booklovers Library
    Imagecrested with a pheasant's [?] head issuing from a coronet. Motto: Fiat lux (Let there be light).
  • Boston Public Library
    Image | 1896all enclosed by decorative border with fleurs-de lis.
  • Boston Public Library
    Imageflanked by decorative foliage. Above the seal is an oil-burning lamp.
  • Boston Public Library
    Image | 1897Framed portrait of O'Reilly
  • Boston Public Library
    Imagebelow, a box containing text.
  • Boston Public Library
    Imagemantel with books. Black ink on beige paper.
  • Boston Public Library
    ImageBostonia seal within a double border.
  • Boston Public Library
    Image | 1903Portrait of Robert Charles Billings on mantel with oil-burning lamp, paper, pot of ink and feather pen.
  • Boston Public Library
    ImageBoston Public Library Trustee Seal surrounded by laurel branches. Greyish black ink on white paper.
  • Boston Public Library: Galatea Collection
    Image | 1896Greyish black ink on ivory paper. The upper section (framed) contains the seal of the trustees of the Boston Public Library surrounded by laurel branches. The lower section (framed) contains text.
  • De Boudemange, S.
    Imagecoronet
  • Bowdoin College
    ImageSun in splendor and Coat of arms. Escutcheon (Bowdoin impaling Bowdoin): Parted per pale, both sides azure (blue) a chevron or (gold) between three crested doves close proper. Crest: A swan proper with curbed neck. Motto: Ut aquila versus coelum (As an eagle towards the sky)
  • Bowdoin College Library
    ImageSun in splendor and Coat of arms. Escutcheon (Bowdoin impaling Bowdoin): Parted per pale, both sides azure (blue) a chevron or (gold) between three crested doves close proper. Crest: A swan proper with curbed neck. Motto: Ut aquila versus coelum (As an eagle towards the sky)
  • Bowman, R. B.
    ImageCoat of arms. Escutcheon: Or, a chevron ermine between three bows in pale. Crest: A quiver full of arrows suspended from the trunk of a tree couped at the top, all proper. Motto: Regem et legem arcu defendo (I defend the king and the law with my bow)
  • Boyničić, Johann
    Image | 1881Coat of arms: Lion rampant, in the dexter paw a sword, in the sinister hand a man's head erased. Supporters: two half-naked women. Crest. Bear segreant.
  • Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946
    Image | 1901Weather vane: rooster
  • Brainerd, Ella Williams Owsley, 1840-1928
    Image | 1902Coat of arms. Motto on banner: Antiquus restituatur honor (Ancient honor restored)
  • Bramberger, Hans
    ImageAthena and owl
  • Bramberger, Hans
    Image | 1899cathedral towers visible through window.
  • Bremen (Ship)
    Imageshield with text crested with crossed key and anchor
  • Brettauer, Hugo
    ImageFeather and leafy branches
  • Brettauer, Valerie
    Image | 1898grand piano.
  • Brinn, Heinrich Richard, 1874-1944
    ImageScientist in laboratory with apparatus
  • Broadley, A. M.
    Image | 1902desk
  • Brooks, Charles B.
    Image | 1905Printed in red and blue/green. Woman in American flag dress near seashore, rowboat on sand, sailing ship at sea.
  • Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947
    Image | 1898frame of lilies
  • Brown, Harriette Stuart
    Image | 1896A woman standing amid foliage and holding a book. Black ink on ivory paper.
  • Brown University
    ImageBrown University seal: Within a roundel with border text: 'Sigillum Universitatis Brunensis', an escutcheon: Argent (silver), a cross gules (red) between four open_file books of the first (argent), bound of the second (gules). Crest: a demi-sun issuant radiant or (gold) through clouds argent. Motto: In deo speramus (We trust in God)
  • Brown University Library
    ImageContains modified image of Brown's University seal: Within a roundel with border text: 'Sigillum Universitatis Brunensis', an escutcheon: Argent (silver), a cross gules (red) between four open_file books of the first (argent), bound of the second (gules). Crest: a demi-sun issuant radiant or (gold) through clouds argent. Motto: In deo speramus (We trust in God)
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