In the upper portion of the bookplate is a large circle featuring an image of a globe with a large leafy tree growing at the top pole. Surrounding this is a border designed to look like a belt with a buckle. Within the border is the motto Veritas de T...
Within a pair of columns is the view of the corner of a library. There is an armed chair at the forefront of two large bookcases filled with books. Framed images and statuettes are above. Further above is the motto Fructu Arbor Cognoscitur. Below, at ...
The main feature of this plate consists of a short banner that appears to hang from the top of the plate. At center is a circular shape depicting a man, sitting beneath a tree along a riverbank, who is feeding a pair of birds. Surrounding this is a bo...
A coat of arms featuring a fruit tree debruised by a fess with three spotted roundels. At the helm, surrounded by mantling much larger than the shield, is a knight's helmet. A flaming heart atop a torse is at the crest. At the top is the motto Ex Cord...
Subject (Name):
George Watson's College Library and Watson, George
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Libraries, Medical colleges, Shield, and Tree
A coat of arms divided into quadrants. In the left upper quadrant, there are two fleurs-de-lis beneath a small crescent; the quadrant below features one large fleur-de-lis. In the upper right, there is a cross to the left; three roundels and a lion ab...
A scene in which a male figure is reading in bed. The room he is in looks cluttered, with various items scattered on the floor, and crowded bookshelves behind him. A closed window is to the right. Also featured is a coat of arms, of which is divided i...
Beneath the title text are lines in which text is written. For "Class" there is an "S"; for "No." there is "17."; and for Donor there is written "A. Van der Veer."
With the title text at the center, a leafy garland envelopes the lower half of the text. Above are two cornucopias with the Freemason's symbol at center.
