GIFT OF

HORACE W. CARPENTIER

An ornate bookplate for the University of California features a central circular seal. The seal depicts a radiant five-pointed star above an open book. A banner across the pages displays the Latin phrase FIAT LVX Let there be light, with the letter A on the left page. The seal is inscribed with SIGILLVM • VNIVERSITATIS • CALIFORNIENSIS Seal of the University of California and the Roman numeral date MDCCCLXVIII 1868. The design includes decorative corner ornaments and a pedestal labeled EX LIBRIS From the books of.

Seal of the University of California
1868
A
Let there be light

A small, empty double-bordered box sits at the bottom of the plate for use as a shelf mark.