[ILLUSTRATION]
University of Virginia, 1819
Byrd
Nulla
Pallescere Culpa
William Byrd of Weßtover
in Virginia Eßqr.
BYRD LIBRARY
Virginia ßtory and Literature
Founded in Memory of
ALFRED H. BYRD. M. A. (1887)
[Description: 505EAF. Paste-Down Endpaper with Bookplates (2): First, a generic
University of Virginia library bookplate for gift texts. The bookplate includes
the unofficial version of the University seal, which was drawn in 1916, with the
donor's name typed in. The seal depicts the Roman goddess of wisdom, Minerva, in
the foreground with the Rotunda and East Lawn filling the space behind her. On
the left side of the image, an olive branch appears in the upper foreground. The
bookplate has an off-white background with the seal printed in dark blue ink.
Second, a bookplate founded in memory of Alfred H. Byrd. The bookplate is an
ornate seal for the Byrd family. At the center of the seal is a shield with six
sections: Section one is a medieval cross with a bird in each quadrant; Section
two shows a unicorn standing on its back legs in a fighting stance; Section
three is an iron cross on a dotted background; Section four has three heads of
bulls, one larger in the foreground with two smaller ones above; Section five
contains three crescent moons spread diagonally across a black banner; Section
six replicates the first and is a medieval cross with a bird in each quadrant.
To the left and right of the shield is a cornucopia horn of plenty. Above the
shield is the head of a knight in armor with a bird perched, wings aloft, on the
top of the knight. The knight's head is flanked by large curling leaves.
Underneath the shield are two banners. The first is a latin motto. The second is
a scroll with the name of Byrd ancestor, William.]
