L'utopie, traduicte par Samuel Sorbière
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Title
L'utopie, traduicte par Samuel Sorbière
Description
This bookplate of Fréderic Lachèvre (1855-1943), French bibliophile, literary critic, editor, and specialist in 17th century literature of the Libertines, is remarkable for the finesse of its engraving. The image of the skull resting on a pile of books invokes the imagery of the Latin motto “Memento Mori”, a warning about the vanity of all things earthly and the inevitability of death. This image is reminiscent of several Baroque paintings of the 17th century, with which Lachèvre would have been familiar.
Creator
Morus, Thomas (1478-1535)
Source
Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa [HX 810.5 .F7 1643]
Date
1643
Rights
Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa
Format
Book
Language
French
Type
Text
Identifier
ARSC_RB_HX810.5.F7 1643
Files
Collection
Citation
Morus, Thomas (1478-1535), “L'utopie, traduicte par Samuel Sorbière,” Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa Library, accessed November 23, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/arcs-en/items/show/44.