Still Image

Bookplates for Dr. Hans Nissl

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring an drawing of a knight in full plate mail holding a shield. On the shield is an East Asian dragon holding a scrying ball, the letter N, and the motto "Ich Schutze Dich," which translates from the German to "I protect you." A banner at top bears the name Dr. Hans Nissl.

~ “Bookplates for Dr. Hans Nissl,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1700.

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Title

Bookplates for Dr. Hans Nissl

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring an drawing of a knight in full plate mail holding a shield. On the shield is an East Asian dragon holding a scrying ball, the letter N, and the motto "Ich Schutze Dich," which translates from the German to "I protect you." A banner at top bears the name Dr. Hans Nissl.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng
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Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.170

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Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

5 and 1/4"H x 3 and 1/4"W