2 25 5222 http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F08cf02471b4c5b0819b59e41d7d8c3be.jpg 5def8a4451d49d5c8d009478b53d9da9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manuscript of Le Miroir d’Alchemie Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roger Bacon Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mellor Collection Type The nature or genre of the resource Pictorial bookplate; inscriptions Abstract A summary of the resource. This book once belonged to two famous scientists. This French translation of a work attributed to Roger Bacon (1214-94), The Mirror of Alchimy, once belonged Dunedin’s own, Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938), world famous inorganic chemist and ceramicist. Mellor’s bookplate was drawn in 1911 by ‘G.M.F.’, and contains imagery pertinent to Mellor’s career in science. The owl, a symbol of wisdom, sits atop a flask over a Bunsen burner surrounded by books. The Latin inscription loosely translates to ‘Knowledge and the laws of nature truly come together when they agree with experimentation.’ Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F7442fe1d449b5538a7d4d5a9cec8c23b.jpg a5142cced4c0bbf110fec4e8398ffd03 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Claims of Labour. An Essay on the Duties of the Employers to the Employed. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arthur Helps Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1845 H Type The nature or genre of the resource Pictorial bookplate; inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available William Pickering Abstract A summary of the resource. Perhaps Harry Soane (1844-1927) or someone in his Oxford Street workshop, produced the bookplate (above) for James E. Matthew in 1877. As per the inscription, Matthew, a musicologist and writer, owned this book from 1857, and in 1907, his ‘entire musical library of some 5000 items’ was bought by an antiquarian book dealer from Berlin. The traffic of books has its own mysteries. Special Collections has one of his books; an incunable (a pre-1501 printed book) on the musical theory of Gregorian chants is owned by the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F60bb231d6df3d4a8117fc87f0a49d964.jpg d8e95b41c4104a71a292cbea79589ab9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memoirs of the Life of Sir Stephen Fox Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Pittis Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1717 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1717 M Type The nature or genre of the resource Pictorial bookplate; inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed for John Sackfield and sold by J. Roberts Abstract A summary of the resource. The intertwined initials of Walter Henry Whitear make up this aesthetically pleasing bookplate from a volume about Samuel Pepys’ contemporary and friend, Sir Stephen Fox (1627-1716). As can be seen, the book was gifted to Whitear from a ‘W.M. Chute’ in ‘March 1897’. Perhaps this gift is what prompted Whitear to pursue his research of Samuel Pepys that culminated in the publication of his More Pepysiana. Notes on the Diary of Samuel Pepys, published in 1927. Not much is known about Whitear except he was a member of the Royal Historical Society and lived in Chiswick, West London. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F36119157e9ce8091b2b8d44d67467945.jpg 2db36f75423176791ffdbe22f83bf076 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manuscript of Le Miroir d’Alchemie. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roger Bacon Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mellor Collection Type The nature or genre of the resource Inscription; pictorial bookplate Abstract A summary of the resource. Before Mellor owned this manuscript, it was in the possession of French physicist and science historian, Pierre Duhem (1861-1916). Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F5acc88959133a472a79edcd1bcd1402e.jpg 7837878dc7f77abd96c84bcd6a55d316 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonnets and Other Small Poems Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Park Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1797 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1797 P Type The nature or genre of the resource Pictorial bookplates; Book labels Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed for G. Sael Abstract A summary of the resource. The bookplate of Newcastle businessman, Middleton Hewitson (1771-1845) was executed by engraver and author, Thomas Bewick (1753-1828). Now known as the ‘Father of Modern Wood Engraving’ for reviving the technique of engraving on boxwood against the grain, Bewick’s artistic talents have been compared to Holbein (d. 1543) and J. M. W. Turner (d. 1851). He was a ‘white-line engraver’, which meant that each cut became white space upon printing of the woodblock. The idyllic riverside vista, with the mill house across the water, most probably represents a Tyne River scene of the time. After Hewitson’s death, the book came into the possession of author and bookseller, John Ramsden Tutin (1855-1913), and he pasted in his book label. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F102be3f5f041ced4e87cde31a2a47323.jpg 63bcda36a0d69bf5b3c181801b0d464d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Publick Employment and an Active Life with all its Appanages, such as Fame, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Evelyn Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1667 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1667 E Type The nature or genre of the resource Pictorial bookplates Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed by J.M. for H. Herringham Abstract A summary of the resource. Huddersfield businessman, Sir John Arthur Brooke (1844-1920) lived at Fenay Hall from about 1872. The Brookes were wealthy and made their money from a woollen mill in the area. Brooke amassed a fine library over his lifetime, and after the death of his older brother, Thomas (d. 1908), inherited four Shakespeare First Folios. Brooke’s bookplate (1911) was executed by accomplished designer, George W. Eve (1815-1914) who also produced royal bookplates for the Windsor Castle Library. Upon his death, Sir John’s library was sold by Sotheby’s, in an eight day auction, that yielded over £32,000 (about NZ$3 million). This work by Evelyn was one of the lots. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F8664e0df357d99ae3dedadb4292d8ae7.jpg 6efa64c5e3d20bae55d840b9c2d120f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Works of John Suckling Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Suckling Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1719 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer 1719 S Type The nature or genre of the resource Pictorial bookplates Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed for Jacob Tonson Abstract A summary of the resource. On the front paste-down of this volume is the bookplate of American artist, Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) and his first wife Esther Tane. Their initials are worked into the design with one of Baskin’s favoured mottos ‘Nihil humanum a me alienum pute’ – a modified quote from Roman playwright, Terence (2nd cent. BC) – meaning ‘nothing human is alien to me’. The bookplate dates from 1950, and the image of the eagle fits with Baskin’s life-long fascination with raptors. In 1942, while studying at Yale, Baskin established Gehanna Press; and in 1952, he published ‘The Candle’, a poem by John Suckling (1609-41), which features in this volume (above) on page 79. This may explain why he once owned this book. The ‘Gift of’ Esmond de Beer bookplate is pasted on the adjacent page. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F9ca12edef379e1812204b90f66942b6f.jpg e4164eea214397c273ca4c43f84d85e8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Select Collection of Modern Poems, Moral and Philosophical. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Urie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1759 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Sb 1759 S Type The nature or genre of the resource Pictorial bookplates Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed for Robert Urie Abstract A summary of the resource. Here is the bookplate of one ‘John Murray’. The Murray clan in Scotland dates back to the 12th century and in Gaelic Moireabh (which became Murray) means sea-settlement, so it seems fitting a mermaid appears on the Murray badge. The legendary sea creature is portrayed traditionally, as she holds a mirror in her right (dexter) hand and a comb in her left (sinister) hand. The mermaid’s tale rests on a two-toned wreath. The image of the mermaid in Scotland dates back to 400 A.D, and is found on Pictish stone carvings dating from that time. The banner above her head reads ‘Tout prest’ meaning ‘all ready’. So who is the John Murray, that this book belonged to? Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F82336471a3032b18bb8e968d88e17732.jpg a32c0dce347a11d29e90ee7e22a1f376 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Juvenile Forget-Me-Not. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edited by Mrs S. C. Hall Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1830 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Hogg AY13 JZ2 Type The nature or genre of the resource Bookplates; Inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis Abstract A summary of the resource. At the front of this volume are two designations of provenance. On the left is the bookplate of the Scottish poet, James Hogg (1770-1835). The harp image symbolises the Gaelic tradition of the musical recitation of poetry, and links to the appearance of a harp in Hogg’s epic poem, ‘The Queen’s Wake’ (1813). Although he did not play the harp, it fits with Hogg’s self-styled ‘bardic identity’. The Latin motto – Naturae Donum, meaning ‘Gift of Nature’ – signifies that his talent as a poet was raw, self-taught, and ‘rooted in the culture of his native Ettrick’. The inscription is to James Hogg Junior (b. 1821), Hogg’s first born, from the book’s editor, Mrs Anna Maria Hall (1800-81) with her ‘best respects’. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F3277a3bb8e21683f47f7885b29f5b39f.jpg 67b64a5405d67f89263c92cce942a9ac Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poems on Several Occasions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Parnell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1722 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1722 P Type The nature or genre of the resource Inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed for B. Lintot Abstract A summary of the resource. This book contains the writing of Anglo-Irish poet, Thomas Parnell (1679-1718). An ordained priest, Parnell counted Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift amongst his friends. The book was once owned by a Mrs Hanbury: ‘Mrs Hanbury her book god give her therin to so look for she is a very good woman’. Who was Mrs Hanbury? In the eighteenth century, the term ‘Mrs’ did not necessarily mean a woman who was married. It was in fact a shortened version of ‘mistress’, and ‘applied to all adult women of higher social status, whether married or not’ (Erickson, 2014). Whoever she was, Mrs Hanbury believed in God, and she was ‘very good’. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F8b22a5825c2ca9957b7958a58a6cf974.jpg 883edc4747b6e7f71536dec073abb3f7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Louis Stevenson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Truby King Collection DA890 E3 S86 1896 Type The nature or genre of the resource Inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seeley and Co. Abstract A summary of the resource. This book contains several inscriptions. The dedicatory inscription (top right) reads ‘To Dr+ Mrs Truby King, from F. L.+A.J.H’. As King has inscribed underneath, the book was gifted to the Kings by Australian artist and architect, Albert Hanson (1867-1914), and his wife Frances Lanly (F.L). Hanson spent time in Dunedin in the late 1890s conducting an art school, and may have known the Kings. The book’s author and subject is significant, as Hanson designed a house for Stevenson when he was in Australia, and King studied medicine in Edinburgh. King’s note on the left hand side reminds a ‘Mr Scott’ to return the book to Matron at the Karitane Hospital in Melrose, Wellington. He only had four days to read it! Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2Fc451df4740cea9abee0aa261b49171a8.jpg 6abb81d68d8ff598d87e1ba55cd93c61 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marmora Arundelliana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Selden Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1629 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Shoults Eb 1629 M Type The nature or genre of the resource Inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Apud Ioannem Billium Abstract A summary of the resource. This catalogue of the Arundel Marbles (‘inscriptions on stone…of immense historical importance’) was once part of the Bibliotheca Colbertina, belonging to Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-83): just evident from ripped corner. As Finance Minister to Louis XIV, he amassed a personal library of over 20,000 volumes. Upon his death, the library passed down to Colbert’s descendants. In 1728, the library was sold in Paris. The book was somehow acquired by the antiquary William Henry Black (1808-72), who was a tutor in London by age 17, had Latin, Hebrew, and Greek, and published a work on Arundel’s Manuscripts. This book was in his library from 1824. Shoults’s stamp is above Black’s ownership inscription. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F1b0854b65136a259334d3f6a967a83f4.jpg b44f03fce4674fbd63bb667440083c91 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Holy Bible Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1737 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1737 B Type The nature or genre of the resource Inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Baskett Abstract A summary of the resource. ‘Betsey daughter of Mary Harris…her book 5th March 1833’. This book, containing the Bible, a Book of Common Prayer and a Book of Psalms, has been passed down from mother to daughter. Mary probably wrote the ownership note here, and Betsey practised writing her name underneath. Mary’s maiden name was possibly Greenwood, with other ownership inscriptions reading ‘John Greenwood’, and ‘Grace Greenwood her Book’ within. The volume was most probably a family heirloom passed down and much read, a common practice at the time. It is unknown how the book came to be in Special Collections, but it is part of the de Beer collection. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F4462262543df1084e839ea3c7ece08de.jpg 6f62f925f874833abd6cb3adb07b177b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lexicon Hebraicum et Chaldaicum Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Johann Buxtorf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1646 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Shoults Eb 1646 B Type The nature or genre of the resource Inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available typis Jacobi Junii & Mosis Bell sumptibus Richardi Whitakeri & Samuelis Cartwright Abstract A summary of the resource. ‘Andw Lavington. His Book. July ye 2d /1730’. This ownership inscription is written on the pages of the back of this Hebrew lexicon. Andrew Lavington was probably studying Hebrew to better understand his Bible. Above his name is a mnemonic written in Latin to help him remember the rules surrounding ‘serviles’ and ‘radicals’, Hebrew letters used in word root formation and the construction of grammatical sentences. It is hard to tell who Lavington was exactly. There is an online record of a so-named man, born in Essex in 1716, who studied medicine in Leiden and worked as a doctor in Tavistock, Devon. Could it have been his book? Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F7d63aa26654af849b4881ebc0d24dc74.jpg e3ef2a98225db9e334662004ee83779d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Brief Disquisition of the Law of Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Tyrrell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1692 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1692 T Type The nature or genre of the resource Inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed, and are to be sold by Richard Baldwin Abstract A summary of the resource. It is not surprising to find James Tyrrell’s abridged translation of Richard Cumberland’s De Legibus Naturae (1672), entitled A Brief Disquisition on the Law of Nature (1692), in Esmond de Beer’s Locke Collection. After all, Tyrrell (1642-1718) was a close friend of Locke’s. Hidden under the ripped preliminary leaf, there is an ‘Ex dono’ inscription that reveals that this copy was gifted to an unknown friend by Tyrrell himself. And before it was acquired by de Beer, it was owned by ‘William Leader, 27 September 1821, at Cottenham’, near Cambridge. Interestingly, this copy is one of the few that contains de Beer’s penmanship designating it a ‘Locke’ book. One can only presume that this was written before he had his ‘Locke’ labels printed. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F3d94ee15a740f40da30ad722de48d06f.jpg e2154d20be6251f31fb5a53125401c08 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Collection of Curious Travels & Voyages Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Ray Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1693 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1693 R Type The nature or genre of the resource Inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed for S. Smith and B. Walford Abstract A summary of the resource. The date that Ray’s Travels & Voyages was given appears to be 9 October 1699(?) - as on title page - and perhaps the recipient was Bulkeley, whose name is written opposite. It may be coincidence, but one strand of the Bulkeley family was attached by marriage to the powerful Griffith family of Penrhyn. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2Fa7667fa05ab45439a7f2a6a314135541.jpg d6ea21edaeaf23eca0aeba798cc55462 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Collection of Curious Travels & Voyages. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Ray Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1693 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1693 R Type The nature or genre of the resource Inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed for S. Smith and B. Walford Abstract A summary of the resource. Until the last century, Latin was the major language used in many educational systems throughout Europe. Many inscriptions in books are in Latin, with many personal names Latinised, for example Joannes Brocus (John Brock), and here: ‘ex dono Guilholmi Griffith de Kichley’, who is William Griffith of Kichley. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2Fedf842811c600130b1dc82d84772d334.jpg 0b6e5f4cf92cd8365dcf2423bc5076bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Antiquitatum Angelicarum Alteris Testamenti libri tres. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Johann Bissel Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1670 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Shoults Gb 1670 B Type The nature or genre of the resource Inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Formis Joannis Burger Abstract A summary of the resource. Palaeography (from Greek: παλαιός, palaiós, ‘old’, and γράφειν, graphein, ‘to write’) is the study of ancient and historical handwriting. Correctly reading inscriptions is an obvious skill needed for any student of book history, especially when dealing with provenance. Handwriting can be difficult to decipher. This small inscription concerning an unidentified European library in 1744 is a case in point. A teasing written clue (at back) reveals that this small vellum work was given to the library (‘ex dono’) by Rudolphi Sonneberger, who is noted as a Professor of Poetry. Unfortunately, no further details on him are forthcoming. Bookplates http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F3452bdcc951b69e2207ea84afcded392.jpg aeba58a38b8afa1c7380120fc042a069 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Historian’s Guide, or, Britain’s Remembrancer. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Samuel Clarke Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1688 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1688 H Type The nature or genre of the resource Book label Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed by W. Horton, for W. Crooke Abstract A summary of the resource. Mary Jolliffe’s elegant book label is pasted on the front endpaper, opposite the concocted University of Otago Library’s label marking the gift of Esmond de Beer’s Locke Collection. About 1670, there was a Lady Mary Jolliffe (née Hastings), who married Sir William Jolliffe of Caverswell. This label, however, is far too modern to attribute it to her. It appears to be of the late nineteenth- or early twentieth century vintage. Until there is something definite, this female book collector remains a mystery. bookplate provenance http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F89cdb4a4c1b8e370911b7a1f247a50f5.jpg d23933a85016bc402ce394fbf3bd7970 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Some Considerations Touching the Style of the Holy Scriptures. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Boyle Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1668 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1668 B Type The nature or genre of the resource Book labels Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed for Henry Herringman Abstract A summary of the resource. The noted chemist and physicist Robert Boyle (1627–1691) was deeply involved in theology, and Some Considerations, first published in 1681, was one of his treatises written over his lifetime. This third edition was once in the library of Rufford Abbey, an estate in Rufford, Nottinghamshire. In 1931, the estate passed to George Halifax Lumley-Savile, 3rd Baron Savile (1919-2008), who was only 12. By then, however, the Trustees had made a decision to sell the Abbey. The library and all the fittings were sold on 11 October 1938. A large ‘Rufford Abbey’ book label carries a terse reminder to wayward borrowers. bookplate provenance http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F185ba8b2787bacd4ad653d5c087a04ab.jpg fe819c79ab079d92298bc89cf1cc2b9a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Poems of Mr. Gray. To which are added Memoirs of his Life and Writings. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1778 G Type The nature or genre of the resource Book label Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed by A. Ward Abstract A summary of the resource. The decorative book label on display is an apt one for Charles Francis Bell (1871-1966), who was head of the Fine Art Department at the Ashmolean Museum between 1909 and 1931. He counted as friends the Renaissance art scholar Bernard Berenson, T. E. Lawrence (‘Lawrence of Arabia’), and Kenneth Clark. He was fastidious, and did not suffer fools gladly. Bell was once observed kicking an exhibition catalogue that he thought poorly written across his library floor. This edition of Gray’s Poems is fine; and presumably did not meet with a similar fate. bookplate provenance http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2Fe019b6ee9ce7d9e6d0ca35adb371aada.jpg 401a608a33b321fa06acec2429428e80 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peri Kathēkontōn Biblos Syngrapheisa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nikolaos Maurokordatos Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1724 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Shoults Eb 1724 M Type The nature or genre of the resource Book label Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Samuel Palmer Abstract A summary of the resource. Samuel Parr (1747-1825) was an English schoolmaster and minister who, according to the bookseller H.G. Bohn, had an excellent library. Parr modelled himself on Samuel Johnson, although he did not match the Great Cham’s wit and authority. Parr had a simple book label constructed for his library, which was sold in May 1828. There are ten ‘Parr’ books in Special Collections: nine in Shoults, and one once owned by Willi Fels. bookplate provenance http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2Fb8be623ba6b810515bf457173f947791.jpg c56ff8c96cd5a1feac4cdc329ab22610 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1760 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context De Beer Eb 1760 C Type The nature or genre of the resource Book labels; bookplates; inscriptions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed by John Baskerville Abstract A summary of the resource. A book label is a printed paper label carrying the name of the book owner. Often they are unadorned and unpretentious. However, here is a leather, gilt-edged book label belonging to Mrs M. Pimlowe. An inscription within reveals the book’s history. In essence, it was presented to Mrs M. Pimlowe by Queen Charlotte of England after the birth of the Prince of Wales. Pimlowe had nursed the Queen at the birth of the Prince. Some years after, she married Mr Edward Burbidge of Aynhoe who survived her. After the death of Mr Burbidge the book passed to John Martin Watson of Aynhoe, who left it to John Harris Jnr, Esquire of Deddington. The armorial bookplate is that of John Hyde Harris (1826–1886), the lawyer who became Mayor of Dunedin. bookplate provenance http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F14d27566bffc20ca94849a57f2fecbe2.jpg b25849556bcec8f8e90b8070021ddb90 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vita Joannis Mabillonii Presbyteri & Monachi Ordinis S. Benedicti. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thierry Ruinart Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1714 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Shoults Itb 1714 R Type The nature or genre of the resource Book stamps Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Typographia seminarii, apud Joannem Manfre Abstract A summary of the resource. Ink stamps in books can be traced as far back to the sixteenth century. And while rubber has been used for stamps since the nineteenth century, many before that were from engraved metal or wood, or pieced together type. They are effective provenance markers, especially if a full name and date is included. Again, identification can be tricky. The circular stamp with a ‘G’ and an Earl’s coronet on this title-page belongs to Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guildford, who, as revealed in cabinet 3, also had a bookplate. About 1894, administrators at Selwyn Theological College added the purple Shoults stamp to this book. bookplate provenance http://s3.amazonaws.com/ourheritagemedia%2Foriginal%2F5f30dd2edc20607454d003f391ddbc27.jpg e66cf40906cafdbbaaca3f3808f850ea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curated by Romilly Smith and Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2019 Abstract A summary of the resource. New Zealand’s Trinity of book collectors marked their books in different ways, thereby signifying ownership with the claim ‘This book is mine!’ Sir George Grey had no bookplate, inscribing his books rarely. Alexander Turnbull had ten different bookplates, one being a ‘rebus’ designed by the artist Walter Crane. Dr T.M. Hocken marked each book he owned many times, often using an Ex libris bookplate (which he was not allowed to carry); a ‘Hakena’ label, ink stamps, and his signature. Marking ownership (provenance) by inserting bookplates, book labels, stamps or inscriptions into a book is part of a long tradition, begun in the period of the first printing presses (1450s), when multiple copies of books were produced. Book collectors started to amass libraries, either as a resource for their own intellectual pursuits, or just for show. It became chic to have a library, a collection of books and manuscripts. In later times, it was doubly chic to have a prominent artist design your bookplate. Many of the first bookplates were based on coats of arms that many aristocrats and landed gentry had the right to bear. Mottoes dominated. As time progressed, and book collecting increased, an increasing number of owners did not have coats of arms to adorn their books. Consequently, they developed their own pictorial bookplates, often containing symbols or objects that reflected some personal aspect or interest. Traditionally, bookplates were engraved, or were produced through wood or linocuts. As the modern era progressed, the use of photography and colour has increased. Some book collectors are more circumspect. They use small, often unadorned labels, or specially made stamps, to affix in their books. Others just simply inscribed their name in their books. Special Collections does not own a collection of bookplates like Auckland City Libraries with their Hilda Wiseman Collection, nor the Auckland Museum Library with its Percy Barnett Collection. Nevertheless, Special Collections has numerous bookplates, book labels, and inscriptions evident in the thousands of books held. On display is a small fraction of the total held, a wide variety of armorial, pictorial, and modern designs representing a wide range of book collectors. What is pleasing are the number of bookplates and labels representing female book collectors, who have traditionally not figured greatly in the field of book collecting. In addition, bookplate samples from the collection of Professor David Skegg have been included. They are particular to the South Island as they feature Otago and Southland bookplate owners. In order to display more bookplates, far more smaller (octavo) format books and much less large format ones have been used. Often found pasted on the front endpaper, these individual design and provenance statements have their own distinct beauty. Please enjoy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, University of Otago Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource De Arte Vitraria, Libri VII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Antonio Neri Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1686 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Shoults Lb 1686 N Type The nature or genre of the resource Book label Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Henry Wetstenium Abstract A summary of the resource. Cipher or monogram? According to David Pearson, a monogram consists of two or more letters superimposed so that the letters merge with one another. A cipher has superimposed letters that remain distinct. There is often repetitive symmetry, and a mirror effect. Some owners add their names to the label. In this instance, working out the owner’s initials, and then their name is a complex task. The ‘Stephens’ may be sculptor and artist Edward Bowring Stephens (1815-1882). bookplate provenance