Steele

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Descriptive Information

Title

Steele

Style

Book plate

Bookplate Type

Armorial

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Institutional or Personal

Personal

Dimensions

28 x 38 mm

Orientation

Portrait

Bookplate Text

Description

Coat of arms. Escutcheon: Argent, a bend chequy between two lions' heads erased, a chief azure. Crest: An ostrich wings elevated, rising from a coronet. Mottoes: Absque labor nihil (Nothing without labor)
In bello invictus in amor probus (Unconquered in war, true in love)

Note

The mottoes and elements of the arms match those borne by Steele. Cf. Burke

Reference

Burke, Bernard. The General armory ... (London, 1884), p. 967

Rights

No Copyright - United States

File Name

exlibris0997.jp2

Collection Title

John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection

Collection

John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection

Title	Steele
Style	Book plate
Bookplate Type	Armorial
Bookplate Function	Ownership
Institutional or Personal	Personal
Dimensions	28 x 38 mm
Orientation	Portrait
Bookplate Text	ABSQUE LABOR NIHIL IN BELLO INVICTUS IN AMOR PROBUS
Description	Coat of arms. Escutcheon: Argent, a bend chequy between two lions' heads erased, a chief azure. Crest: An ostrich wings elevated, rising from a coronet. Mottoes: Absque labor nihil (Nothing without labor) In bello invictus in amor probus (Unconquered in war, true in love)
Note	The mottoes and elements of the arms match those borne by Steele. Cf. Burke
Reference	Burke, Bernard. The General armory ... (London, 1884), p. 967
Rights	No Copyright - United States
File Name	exlibris0997.jp2
Collection Title	John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection
Collection	John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection

Steele