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Based on a Wythe family coat-of-arms, the bookplate features a griffin rampant on the crest and three griffins passant on the escutcheon. The motto "seconds dubiisque rectus" translates as "upright in prosperity and in perils."<ref>Dill, Alonso Thomas. George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty. Williamsburg, Va.: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 1979.</ref>
 
Based on a Wythe family coat-of-arms, the bookplate features a griffin rampant on the crest and three griffins passant on the escutcheon. The motto "seconds dubiisque rectus" translates as "upright in prosperity and in perils."<ref>Dill, Alonso Thomas. George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty. Williamsburg, Va.: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 1979.</ref>

Revision as of 13:25, 17 March 2013

Based on a Wythe family coat-of-arms, the bookplate features a griffin rampant on the crest and three griffins passant on the escutcheon. The motto "seconds dubiisque rectus" translates as "upright in prosperity and in perils."[1]

References

  1. Dill, Alonso Thomas. George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty. Williamsburg, Va.: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 1979.