Part 17
_May concord prevail and the undertaking prosper._ ALBANY SOCIETY LIBRARY.
_Mediocria firma._ The middle course is safe. LARDNER.
_Meliora non opto._ I desire no better things. JACKSON.
_Meliora spero._ I hope for better things. PANTON.
_Mens sibi conscia recti._ A mind conscious of its rectitude. MURRAY.
_Mens in arduis aequa._ A mind calm in the midst of difficulties. ABERCROMBIE.
_Mille malis salutis habeo, species mille._ In a thousand evils I have a thousand chances of safety. FOSTER.
_Miseris succerrere disco._ I learn to succor the unfortunate. LIVERMORE. RUSH.
_Modestia victorex._ Modesty supreme. SULLIVAN.
_Moveo et proficio._ I advance and progress. KNOX.
_Multum legendum._ Much to be read. WHITE.
_My hope on high._ BEDLOW.
_My might makes right._ MACKEY.
_Natura duces._ Nature shall lead. MASS. MEDICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY.
_Naturae convenienter vivere._ To live conformably to Nature. LUDLOW.
_Ne cede malis._ Yield not to misfortune. CHASE.
_Ne crede colori._ Trust not to color. SMITH.
_Ne oublie._ Do not forget. GRAHAM.
_Ne parcas nec spernas._ Neither spare nor scorn. YATES.
_Ne quid nimis._ Not too much of anything. TAZEWELL.
_Nec aspera terrent._ Difficulties do not daunt. SMITH.
_Nec degener._ I do not degenerate. SILVESTER.
_Nec elatus nec dejectus._ Neither overjoyed nor overworried. THOMAS.
_Nec gladio nec arcu._ Not by sword or bow. DUDLEY.
_Nec quaerere honorem nec sperne._ Neither to seek nor to despise honor. SARGENT.
_Nec sorte nec fato._ Neither by chance nor fate. RUTHERORD.
_Nec spe nec metu._ Neither by hope or dread. READ.
_Nec te quaesiveris extra._ Seek not beyond yourself. HARISON.
_Nec timeo nec sperno._ I neither fear nor despise. GREENE.
_Nemo nisi Christus._ Nothing unless Christ. APTHORP.
_Never check._ HAWKS.
_Never despair._ PINTARD.
_Nihil me tangere._ Nothing smirches me. STEARNS.
_Nil conscire sibi._ To have a conscience free from guilt. PRESCOTT.
_Nil desperandum._ Never despair. SHEPHEARD. SHEPPARD. STEWART.
_Nil facimus non sponte Dei._ We do nothing but by the will of God. ATKINSON.
_Nil sine Deo._ Nothing without God. WALDO.
_Nil sine magno vita labore dedit mortalibus._ Life gives nothing to mortals without great labor. EVARTS.
_Nil utile quod non honestum._ Nothing useful that is not honest. SMITH.
_Nobilis ira._ Noble in anger. STEWART.
_Nocturna versate manu, versate diurna._ (Hor.) Ponder night and day. ROBBINS.
_Non est vivere sed valere vita._ Not living, but health, is life. MOORE.
_Non flectere a vero._ Not to be moved from the truth. LIVIUS.
_Non incautus futuri._ Not heedless of the future. LEE.
_Non nobis solum._ Not for ourselves alone. DRAYTON. ELIOT.
_Non oblitus._ Not forgotten. MCTAVISH.
_Non reverter invitus._ Reluctantly I do not return. JENKINS.
_Non sibi sed aliis._ Not for himself, but for others. OLMSTED.
_Non sibi sed patriae._ Not for himself, but for his country. HILL.
_Non vi sed voluntate._ Not by force, but good will. BOUCHER.
_Nosce te ipsum._ Know thyself. EDWARDS. NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY.
_Not always so._ BARRELL.
_Nulla pallescere culpa._ To turn pale from no crime. BYRD.
_Nulli praeda._ A prey to no one. DEANE.
_Nullus in verba._ (Hor. _Ep._ Lib. I. i. 14.) At the dictation of no man. MAXEY.
_Nunc mihi nunc alii._ Now for myself, now for another. WORMELEY.
_Nunquam non paratus._ Never unprepared. JOHNSTON.
_Occasionem cognoscere._ To perceive the opportunity. LOWELL.
_Omnes fremant licet dicam quod sentio._ Though all rage, I shall say what I think. SMITH.
_Omni fortunae paratus._ Ready for any fortune. FORBES.
_Omnia Deo pendent._ All things depend on God. STOCKTON.
_Omnia relinquit servare rempublicam._ He leaves all to serve the state. TUBERVILLE.
_Par espérance et activité nous surmontons._ By hope and work we overcome. GORHAM.
_Par pari._ Equal to my equal. WALL.
_Patior ut potior._ I endure as I can. SPOTSWOOD.
_Patria cara carior libertas._ Dear is country, dearer is liberty. BROWN. CLINTON. MARCHANT.
_Patria veritas fides._ Country, truth, faith. EVERETT.
_Pauper non in spe._ Not poor in hope. POOR.
_Pax et amor._ Peace and love. BACKHOUSE.
_Pax et copia._ Peace and plenty. JONES.
_Pax hospitia ruris._ Grateful peace of the country. JONES.
_Pax in bello._ Peace in war. PRIOLEAU.
_Pax quaeritur bello._ Peace is secured by war. OLIVER.
_Pectore puro._ With a pure heart. ROYALL.
_Pelle timorem._ Drive off fear. WHATLEY.
_Peperi._ I have brought forth. PEPPERRELL.
_Per aspera ad astra._ Through trials to glory. JOHNSON.
_Per varios casus._ By various fortunes. MERCER.
_Perge coepisti._ Go on as you have begun. TEN BROECK.
_Perit ut vivat._ He dies that he may live. FENWICK. MAGILL.
_Persevere._ GALLATIN.
_Pia mente studeatur._ Study with reverent mind. PHILLIPS ACADEMY.
_Piety is peace._ HOPKINS.
_Post tenebras speramus lumen de lumine._ After the darkness we hope for the light of the day. COFFIN.
_Postero ne credo._ Trust not the future. CUTTING.
_Praestat opes sapientia._ Wisdom excels wealth. LIVINGSTON.
_Pro aris et focis._ For our altars and our firesides. BLOOMFIELD.
_Pro Deo et nobilissima patria Batavorum._ For God and my most noble country, Batavia. VAN NESS.
_Pro lege et rege._ For the law and the king. CHILD. HICKS. WHITEBREAD.
_Pro libertate._ For liberty. PROVOOST.
_Pro patria._ For my country. WALLACE.
_Pro patria mori._ For country, die. GARDINER.
_Pro patria semper._ Always for my country. FITZHUGH.
_Pro rege et patria._ For the king and fatherland. CHAMPION.
_Probitas laudatur et laget._ Honesty is praised and is left to starve. ANTILL.
_Probitate et industria._ By honesty and industry. BRIDGEN.
_Procurator industria._ Industry the chief. FRAUNCES.
_Progredi non regredi._ To advance, not to recede. RUTLEDGE.
_Propere et provide._ Quickly and carefully. ROBINSON.
_Proprium decus et petrum._ POWEL.
_Prospicere quam ulcisci._ Overlook rather than avenge. MAINGAULT.
_Providentia sumus._ We are providence. BLATCHFORD.
_Prudenter et simpliciter._ Discreetly and simply. VAUGHAN.
_Pugna pro patria libertas._ I fight for the liberty of my country. MARTIN.
_Qui contentus felix._ Happy he who is content. SMITH.
_Quicscit in perfecto._ He rests in labor completed. LINONIAN SOCIETY LIBRARY.
_Quo cunque ferar._ Whithersoever I may be carried. ST. CLAIR.
_Quo fata vocant._ Where the fates call. BAY. ERVING. VOSE.
_Quo vocat virtus._ Where virtue calls. JAUNCEY.
_Quod fieri non vis alteri ne fueris._ Do not that which you would not wish another to do. COCK.
_Recte et suaviter._ Justly and mildly. KING.
_Recte faciendo securus._ Safe in acting justly. INGLIS.
_Refero._ I bring back. WALL.
_Respice finum._ Regard the end. MCMURTRIE.
_Reviresco._ I become young again. MAXWELL.
_Robori prudentia praestat._ Discretion is more than strength. YOUNG.
_Rosae inter spinas nascunter._ Roses are found among the thorns. THORNDIKE.
_Sacra quercus._ Holy oak. HOLYOKE.
_Saepe pro rege, semper pro republica._ Often for the king, always for the commonwealth. VASSALL.
_Sans changer._ Without changing. MUSGRAVE.
_Sans Dieu je ne puis._ Without God I cannot do it. SKIPWITH.
_Sapienter si sincere._ Wisely if sincerely. DAVIDSON.
_Secundis dubiisque rectus._ Upright both in prosperity and perils. WYTHE.
_Seges votis respondet._ The crop responds to the prayers. HASTY PUDDING CLUB LIBRARY.
_Semper caveto._ Be always on guard. BALL.
_Semper fidelis._ Always faithful. SCHUYLER.
_Semper idem._ Always the same. CLARK.
_Semper paratus._ Always prepared. DUNNING. EVERDELL. MCCOUN. HOPKINSON.
_Serva jugum._ Keep the yoke. HAY.
_Simplius sicut columbae._ More harmless than a dove. THE BISHOP OF JAMAICA.
_Sine Deo careo._ Without God I want. CARY.
_Sine virtute vani sunt honores._ Without virtue, honors are vain. BOZMAN.
_Sol sapientiae nunquam occidet._ The sun of wisdom never shall set. SOCIAL FRIENDS’ LIBRARY.
_Sola bona quae honesta._ Those things only are good which are honest. HUNTER.
_Sola salus servire Deo._ The only safe course is to serve God. BURKE. JARVIS. MORONG.
_Soli Deo gloria et honor._ Glory and honor be to God alone. BOUDINOT.
_Solus minus solus._ Alone yet not alone. MUHLENBERG.
_Sperne successus alit._ Success nourishes, but to scorn. GURNEY.
_Spero meliora._ I hope for better things. LIVINGSTON. LUDLOW. PANTON.
_Spes mea in Deo._ My trust is in God. CABELL.
_Spes meliora._ The hope of better things. PANTON.
_Spes vincit terrorem._ Hope conquers all fears. WINTHROP.
_Stand sure._ GRANT.
_Strive for glory._ VAVASOUR.
_Study to know thyself._ GREENE.
_Stultum est in foro sigtare._ It is foolish to shoot arrows in the forum. UNIDENTIFIED PLATE.
_Sublimiora petamus._ Let us seek loftier things. BANCKER.
_Sublimis per ardua tendo._ To the heights through hardships I tend. CHAUNCEY.
_Sursum corda._ Hearts upward. BANCROFT.
_Sustinere._ Bear. BROOKS.
_Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go, for she is thy life._ (Prov. iv. 13.) PHILADELPHIA APPRENTICES’ LIBRARY.
_Tandem vincitur._ At length he is conquered. MORRIS.
_Tantes da dir._ RUTGERS.
_Tentanda via est._ The way must be tried. WETMORE.
_Terra aut mari._ By land or sea. PARKE.
_The North against the World._ EDWARDS.
_This I’ll defend._ MCFARLAN.
_Toujours le même._ Always the same. GILES.
_Toujours fidèle._ Always faithful. HORRY.
_Toujours prest._ Always ready. CARMICHAEL.
_Tout en bonne heure._ All in good time. HICKS.
_To Virtue & Science attend,_ _And Truth & Justice defend._ NEWBERRY.
_Transiens adjuvanos._ Crossing the sea to help. SOCIETY FOR PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS.
_Trust in God._ JONES.
_Try._ BRAZER.
_Tutus si fortis._ Safe if brave. SMITH.
_Ubi libertas ibi patria._ Where liberty prevails there is my country. DINWIDDIE. WEIBERG.
_Ubi plura nitent paucis non offendar maculis._ Where the most is bright, let me not be offended by a few spots. WALKER.
_Ubi plura offendar maculis nitent non ego paucis._ Where the most is bright, I shall not be offended by a few spots. DANFORTH.
_Un loy, un roy, un foy._ One law, one king, one faith. HERBERT.
_Ut aquila versus coelum._ Like the eagle to heaven. BOWDOIN.
_Ut quiescas labora._ Labor that you may rest. GALLAUDET.
_Utere mundo._ Use the world. BLACKLEY.
_Utraque unum._ With either one. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE.
_Vera pro gratis._ True rather than pleasing. WEBSTER.
_Veritas._ Truth. HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY.
_Veritas vincit omnia._ Truth conquers all things. WATERHOUSE.
_Vérité sans peur._ Truth without fear. PETIGRU.
_Verum atque decens._ The truth and rectitude. WELD.
_Verum dicet._ He speaks the truth. STANFORD.
_Verus in actione consistit._ Truth consists in action. CRAVEN.
_Vestigia nulla retrorsum._ (Hor. _Ep._ i. I. 73.) No steps backward. KIP.
_Vestra cura alitur._ Nourished by our care. SOCIAL LAW LIBRARY.
_Vi et virtute._ By strength and courage. SPAIGHT.
_Via ad cordem._ The way to the heart. WISNER.
_Victoria aut mors._ Victory or death. KIP.
_Videte et cavete ab avaritia._ Recognize and beware of avarice. POWNALL.
_Vigila._ Watch. ANDERSON.
_Vigilemus ut vigilantis._ Let us watch as those who are vigilant. U. S. NAVY.
_Vincit amor patriae._ The love of country surpasses all things. PENNINGTON.
“Vincet amor patriae laudumque immensa cupido.”--Virg. _Æn._ vi. 823.
_Vincit omnia veritas._ Truth conquers all things. HYSLOP.
_Vincit veritas._ Truth conquers. CHAMBERS.
_Virescit vulnere virtus._ Her virtue flourishes by her wound. BURNET.
This is also the motto of the family of Galloway, whose crest is a pelican in her piety.
_Virtue, Liberty, and Independence._ PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
_Virtus basis vitae._ Virtue is the foundation of life. BULL.
_Virtus durissima terit._ Virtue bears the greatest hardships. MCLEAN.
_Virtus est natale meum._ Virtue is my birthright. TILLOTSON.
_Virtus est vera vetustas._ Virtue is true old age. VAN RENSSELAER.
_Virtus et scientia ad utilitatem dirigunt._ Virtue and knowledge direct to usefulness. MORAL LIBRARY.
_Virtus interrita pergit._ Virtue fearlessly advances. MOORE.
_Virtus, libertas et patria._ Virtue, liberty, and country. WETMORE.
_Virtus sibi munus._ Virtue its own reward. VAN CORTLANDT.
_Virtus sola nobilitate._ Virtue by nobility only. MAYO.
_Virtute et fide._ By valor and faith. ROOME.
_Virtute fideque._ By valor and faith. MURRAY.
_Virtute invidiam vincas._ Conquer envy by virtue. CLEBORNE.
_Virtute patria tuemini._ By virtue you guard your country. PEPPERELL.
_Virtutem hilaritate colere._ Cultivate virtue by mirth. WYNKOOP.
_Virtutis gloria merces._ Glory is the reward of valor. ROBERTSON.
_Vitanda est improba Siren defidia._ The impious Siren, faithlessness, must be shunned. WALKER.
_Vive ut vivas._ Live that you may live. ABERCROMBIE.
_Waste not a moment._ WETHERSFIELD LIBRARY.
_What is, is best._ LAURENS.
_Wisely for pleasure and for profit read: thus hold high converse with the mighty dead._ WOODBRIDGE.
_Y cadam ae cypwyn._ The mighty and cunning. WILLIAMS.
_Zyt bestindig._ Be constant. DYCKMAN.
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A FEW RECENT EXAMPLES.
[Illustration: A]ll book-plates which do not have the flavor of age about them, and which were made quite within the memory of the collector, are classed as recent plates. This is a term of doubtful application; but in a general way it has come to mean all plates made since about 1830. Their number is legion, of course, and no attempt is here made to enumerate them, or even a small part of them, but only to note briefly those of the more recent additions which are especially noteworthy. And now we part with the old styles of plates. The early armorial, with the profuse denticulated mantling, is never used, the pure Jacobean is not seen, the graceful Chippendale has been discarded, and the Ribbon and Wreath, with its fanciful festoons and garlands of roses, is also a thing of the past.
This is of course natural, as the armorial plates, which are the only ones demanding any of these styles of decoration, are very little used now. But we have still the Library Interior, the Literary, the Pictorial, and the Allegorical; but these have changed their appearance so much
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as to be hardly recognizable as the lineal descendants of those of the same type which went before. Indeed, the recent plates have little in common with the old,--new motives, new designs, new methods, and new conceptions of what a book-plate can be have come in, and the change produced is very marked.
Heraldic plates are still in use, and still being made, but the number of plain armorials is quite small. Usually, now, those who wish to show the family arms on the book-plate do not display it all by itself, but accompanied by literary accessories, or pictorial, or with decorative features to relieve what would to-day appear a bare and unfinished plate, but which in the older days would have been the pink of perfection.
Among the plain armorial plates of recent days may be mentioned that of _Henry B. Anthony_, the late senator from Rhode Island, which, without even a motto, presents the arms of the family, with the crest, and the name. Another plain armorial plate is that of _John H. Buck_, of the Gorham Manufacturing Company, and the author of “Old Plate.” This, too, is perfectly plain, with no motto. _Frank House Baer_ and _Charles W. Burrows_, of Cleveland, both use the plain armorial style, relieved by slight mantling or scroll work, and with the mottoes on ribbons beneath the shield. _Mr. Appleton Morgan_ has a plain armorial plate, quartering the Morgan and Appleton arms. _Mr. Daniel Ravenel_, of Charleston, also uses a plain armorial shield, relieved with sprays of marigold (the Huguenot emblem) and of wall-flower (the French name for which is _Ravenelle_). A plain armorial plate, in colors, is used by the compiler of “America Heraldica.” An imposing helmet with blue mantling surmounts the shield, and the motto, _Moins faire mieux faire_, is given on a ribbon which encloses the whole design. _Harry Allen Castle_, of Hartford, uses a design borrowed from the plate of Mr. Thomas Bailey Aldrich. The castle on its wreath is enclosed by a square frame in which the name appears, with the words _His Mark_. In the corners of this frame are the letters _I.H.S.V._, standing for the motto, _In hoc signo vinces_. A punning friend, upon seeing this plate, remarked to Mr. Castle, that the letters would seem to mean, “I have some volumes.” _Dr. J. S. H. Fogg_, the late well-known collector of, and authority on, autographs, used a plain armorial plate, with the motto, _Aut pax aut bellum._ _Prof. J. Max Hark_, of the Moravian Seminary at Bethlehem, Pa., has a plain heraldic plate, with thin mantling about the shield. The motto occupies two lines above and below the shield, and is in imitation of the ancient manner. _What mon a^{n} Honest^{e} Name^{n} doth ow^{en}, To^{o} hy^{m} ry^{cht} gla^{ed}^{lie} my^{n} Bo^{ok}^{es} i lo^{an}. But so to^{o} long^{en} y^{e} Bo^{ok}^{es} be kep^{it}, He shal forso^{oth} be a Knav^{e} yclep^{it}._ This is printed with red capitals, on very fine parchment paper with rough edges, and is a very pretty plate. _Dr. Joseph Henry Dubbs_, professor in Franklin and Marshall College, uses a plate which exhibits the arms on a shield which is fastened to a spreading oak-tree.
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His Mark]
[Illustration: MELVIN H. HAPGOOD.
HARTFORD, CONN., U.S.A.]
At either side, scrolls are drawn, which bear the motto, _Ex recto decus_, and the following dates, which refer to the migrations of the doctor’s ancestors: _Styria, 1446_; _Helvetia, 1531_; _America, 1732_. A plate of unique history is that of _The Rawle Law Offices, Established A.D. 1783, Philadelphia_. This inscription is given on a circular band which encloses the shield of arms, and the motto, _Morte, Virtute_. Below this, the name of the successive proprietors of the law-offices are given, as follows: _William Rawle, 1783-1836_, _William Rawle, 1810-1858_, _William Henry Rawle, 1844-1889_, _William Brooke Rawle, 1867_. _Melvin H. Hapgood_, of Hartford, uses an oblong plate, which exhibits the shield of arms at the left of the name space, and which is surrounded by a fine running vine which bears both fruit and flowers, and among the twistings of which the motto, _Inter folia fructus_, is woven. The implements of the architect, and the secondary motto, _Penna ferro potentior_, are also cleverly worked into the decorative frame. _Monsignor Seton, D.D._, of Jersey City Heights, uses a
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small heraldic plate, in which the arms are given in colors, and are surmounted by the clerical hat and tassels. A plain armorial plate is used by _John F. Winslow_, a descendant of Governor Winslow, and one to whose means and energy we owe the building of the first “Monitor.” Prof. _Charles Eliot Norton_, of Harvard, uses an heraldic plate, in which the crest only is given. Beneath this, a pile of books is covered by a scroll, which bears upon it the motto, _Amici et amicis_. The _Rev. Morgan Dix_, of Trinity Church, New York City, uses an heraldic plate, in which also the crest only is given. This is surrounded by a circular garter, on which the motto, _Quod dixi factum est_, is printed. This ends our list of plain armorial plates.
Whatever sarcasm and disgust may be stirred up by the assumption of arms by persons not entitled to them, no word can be said against the display of authenticated arms upon the book-plate. Many coats-of-arms run back for several centuries, and an honored ancestry has borne them. A rightful pride in such memorials of past family history induces many who are entitled to them to use their arms thus; and while the plain armorial plate has had its day, and has passed the stage of wide popularity, it is still in use.
Coming, now, to the Library Interior style of book-plates, we mention first the finest example of recent work in this style,--the plate of _Richard C. Lichtenstein_, of Boston. Mr. Lichtenstein is one of the old collectors of plates, a member of the Council of the Ex Libris Society of London, and a recognized authority upon American plates. As we would expect, he has indicated his hobby in all details of his design. The scene is laid in the corner of the owner’s den, in which are well-filled shelves, framed prints, photographs, and the usual accessories. In the immediate foreground, a Cupid is seated at a desk, and in his outstretched hand holds a plate upon the globe which stands at hand, while he reads, from an open book, the description, presumably, of the treasure lately acquired. Two other Cupids are at his back: one bearing the _Journal_ of the _Ex Libris Society_, and the other returning from a successful quest for plates, if we may judge by the packet under his arm. The presence of the globe indicates the cosmopolitan character of the collection the Cupids are examining and adding to. A finely foliated border surrounds the interior picture; and in a space at the right side is a package of mounted plates; and on the left, a tied-up bunch of book-covers, in which Mr. Lichtenstein keeps his plates. The name appears in white letters upon a black scroll at the bottom, and behind it is seen a castle of white stone,--a play on the name of the owner. The plate is dated 1893, and is signed by the engraver, George Moore, and the designer, L. Y. Van Tiffele.
The plate of _James Phinney Baxter_ reveals a most pleasing interior, which is probably from the actual room. A tall clock is flanked by long rows of books, a table and easy-chair are in the
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foreground, and _bric-à-brac_ is disposed upon convenient shelving. At the left of the picture, a portrait of the owner is given, with a fac-simile of his autograph. The following motto, _Who learns and learns but does not what he knows, Is one who plows and plows but never sows_, is also given in fac-simile of handwriting.
The plate of _William Vanamee_ shows what is also an actual interior, probably. The stairs enter the room at the left, and the space under them is occupied by books. Pictures adorn the walls, and a cosey bench before the shelves invites the visitor to recline and read. The motto, _Carpe diem_, is given above the picture, and the name below, both in fac-simile of handwriting.
Actual comfort and enjoyment are expressed in the plate of _Louis J. Haber_, of New York City. In this interior, a fire is blazing on the andirons; the drowsy dog lies asleep before it; the hanging lamp sheds a brilliant light over the room, and furnishes the means of reading which the owner is enjoying, as he sits in an easy chair, in lounging-coat and slippers. The rows of books at the far end of the room add to the effect of comfort, and the motto which envelopes the whole design--_My silent but faithful friends are they_--discloses the attitude of the owner towards his volumes.
The plate of _Albert C. Bates_, of the Connecticut Historical Society, at Hartford, is a reproduction of an early woodcut which represents the interior of an old library (University of Leyden, 1614), with long rows of books chained to their desks. Globes are protected by brass covers, the patrons salute each other in apparent silence, and over all there is an air of repression and elevated learning. No seats are provided, and light is admitted through long windows filled with small lozenge-shaped panes of glass.
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The beautiful colored plate of _Gerald E. Hart_, of Montreal, represents the interior of a cell in some mediæval monastery; for the tonsured monk is sitting upon his stone bench, illuminating a large volume. The Gothic window admits light through its highly colored design, and rows of vellum lie beside the desk of the old monk.
The plate of _W. E. Baillie_, of Bridgeport, Conn., represents a corner of a modern library, furnished in the Louis XV. style, having some half-dozen frolicsome Cupids, rolling on the rugs, peeking out of the window, reading in arm-chairs, or discussing the volumes taken from the elaborately carved case. This plate is the second one to make use of the half-tone process direct from the pencil sketch.
Continuing with the plates which come properly under the classification “Literary,” we find them to be very numerous, very various in design, and very unlike in shape and treatment. A plate which represents the past is used by _Henry M. Brooks_, of Salem, Mass. In this the old ink-pot and quill, the box of wafers, the wax and seal, and the sand for blotting are disposed about the letter, which, being used before the days of postage stamps and envelopes, bears the amount due and the address upon the back of the sheet. The address seen is that of the owner.
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