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Catholic University of America

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Title
Catholic University of America
Style
Book plate  
Bookplate Type
Armorial
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Institutional or Personal
Institutional  
Dimensions
84 x 132 mm.
Orientation
Portrait
Coverage-Spatial
Washington (D.C.)  
Bookplate Text
  • CATHOLICA UNIVERSITAS AMERICAE
  • [motto:] DEUS LUX MEA
  • [text:] PRESENTED BY
Description
University seal. Within a wreath, motto: Deus lux mea (God is my light) between an eagle bearing an escutcheon (Great Seal of the United States) surmounted by a cross within a sunburst and an oil lamp on a book before a row of books.
Reference
Ward, Harry P. Some American college bookplates. Columbus, Ohio: Champlin, 1915. Page 61.
Rights
  • Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • For more information, please contact the Rare Book and Manuscript Library: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/7016277
File Name
exlibris1308.jp2
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection Title
John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection
Collection
John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection

Descriptive Information

TitleCatholic University of America
StyleBook plate  
Bookplate TypeArmorial
Bookplate FunctionOwnership
Institutional or PersonalInstitutional  
Dimensions84 x 132 mm.
OrientationPortrait
Coverage-SpatialWashington (D.C.)  
Bookplate Text
  • CATHOLICA UNIVERSITAS AMERICAE
  • [motto:] DEUS LUX MEA
  • [text:] PRESENTED BY
DescriptionUniversity seal. Within a wreath, motto: Deus lux mea (God is my light) between an eagle bearing an escutcheon (Great Seal of the United States) surmounted by a cross within a sunburst and an oil lamp on a book before a row of books.
ReferenceWard, Harry P. Some American college bookplates. Columbus, Ohio: Champlin, 1915. Page 61.
Rights
  • Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • For more information, please contact the Rare Book and Manuscript Library: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/7016277
File Nameexlibris1308.jp2
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection TitleJohn Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection
CollectionJohn Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection

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