Difference between revisions of "George Wythe's bookplate"
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| − | Based on a Wythe family coat-of-arms<ref>Alonso Thomas Dill | + | Based on a Wythe family coat-of-arms<ref>Alonso Thomas Dill, [[''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty'']], Williamsburg, Virginia: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 1979), 3.</ref>, the bookplate features a griffin (a mythical beast with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion) [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segreant segreant] on the crest and three griffins [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passant passant] on the [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escutcheon escutcheon]. In heraldry, the griffin denotes strength, intelligence, courage and leadership. Coincidentally, the [http://www.wm.edu College of William and Mary] chose the griffin as its [http://www.wm.edu/about/mascot/about/index.php mascot] in 2010. |
The motto "seconds dubiisque rectus" translates as "upright in prosperity and in perils."<ref>Dill, 3. </ref> | The motto "seconds dubiisque rectus" translates as "upright in prosperity and in perils."<ref>Dill, 3. </ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 17 March 2013
Based on a Wythe family coat-of-arms[1], the bookplate features a griffin (a mythical beast with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion) segreant on the crest and three griffins passant on the escutcheon. In heraldry, the griffin denotes strength, intelligence, courage and leadership. Coincidentally, the College of William and Mary chose the griffin as its mascot in 2010.
The motto "seconds dubiisque rectus" translates as "upright in prosperity and in perils."[2]
References
- ↑ Alonso Thomas Dill, ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty'', Williamsburg, Virginia: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 1979), 3.
- ↑ Dill, 3.
