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Bookplate design. Puritia Kia Mau.

Item

A bookplate in the design process held in the University of Canterbury Art Collection. It is not known who, if anyone this was intended for. An intriguing work detailing European, Māori and Asian design. Puritia kia Mau can be translated as 'Hold Fast'.

Creator

Leo Bensemann

Description

Bookplate
"Puritia Kia Mau, Ex Libris"

Found in

University of Canterbury Art Collection

Language

Māori
Latin

Rights

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Identifier

UC-MBL-0105

Abstract

A bookplate in the design process held in the University of Canterbury Art Collection. It is not known who, if anyone this was intended for. An intriguing work detailing European, Māori and Asian design. Puritia kia Mau can be translated as 'Hold Fast'.

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