NEW ADDITIONS 2013

New additions will appear here before being transferred to the Eclectic Page archive. Where possible I leave the plates their original size on this page.

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Sept. 2013

Andrew Stewart Jamieson is in my humble opinion a heraldic artist with an exceptional talent. So it was a great pleasure to receive Jesse Carrasco's bookplate which I immediately recognised as the work of this talented artist. I fact here I show two versions of the plate, spot the difference! The original plate designed by the artist chose to express the bear with one eye open. Is he cheekily winking? Or is it possible this was his last glance at the viewer before deep sleep? Which ever, Jesse decided he should sleep and that will be the version he will use. I love Andy's bookplates, they remind me of the old masters plates which were so finely engraved, in fact I'm sure his work could be mistaken for an engraving. A beautifully executed work and a great asset to my collection.

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Aug. 2013

Barrie Burr is an Englishman domiciled in Australia and is a noted and highly regarded digital heraldic artist. Known for his bold designs and spectacular use of colour. He has kindly sent me his Bookplate. This is the first black and white drawing by Barrie I have seen and I was quite surprised when I opened the envelope to find it so. A classical design which includes Barrie's badges; the boar representing his career as a chef and the floral badge his artwork. The shields represent the towns of Leighton-Linslade after amalgamation and the eagle/castle shield is that of Bedford Borough Council. What a pity I can't reproduce the quality and clear definition of the original here for the are indeed a pleasure to see.

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July. 2013
Andrew Gordon Peak has kindly sent me a selection of his bookplates from Australia. The first by Joan Harris (Plymouth, England), is very classic in style and shows Andrew's delightful crest perfectly. The second (by our mutual friend the late Jim McCready). Jim has used Andrew's crest effectively to hold the banner. There are very subtle differences in the two artists drawing of the (Kangaroo/ Wallaby?). Joan has turned the animals head to aline with the position of the helmet! A very nice detail. The third is an adventurous work by artist Gordon Collett, more of his work can be seen below (May).

Artist: Joan Harris (1976)

Artist: Jim McCready (the late). A coloured version of this plate appears on the James McCready page.

Artist: Gordon Collett (2010

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GREG MORGAN (USA)
Greg has sent me his bookplate/armorial
card.
Unfortunately I don't know the artist, I find it unusual and attractive!

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Kaare Seeberg Sidselrud (Norway), ended his note to me with the word Enjoy! An understatement in my opinion, for Kaare has a wonderful collection of armorial plates by Internationally famous artists. I show them here for us all to enjoy! The two plates by Ronny Andersen and the late Jan Raneke are produced for Kaare, his wife and a relative.

Artist: Gordon Macpherson

Artist: Andrew Stewart Jamieson

Artist: Laurent Granier

Artist: Einar Evar

Artist: Marco Foppoli

Artist: Ronny Andersen

Artist: Jan Raneke

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June. 2013

Col. Lance Bernadotte Miller, I am pleased to write is a FB Heraldry friend. His bookplate shown here is the work of artist Dr. Michael Medvedev of St. Petersburg, Russia. This is the second bookplate designed and executed by Michael now in my collection and can only describe them both as stunning! Also alongside is the bookplate of Richard Bruce Bernadotte Miller Esq. By Frederick Hogarth of Baronage Press (2006), This plate was produced before Richard's succession to the titles of Baron of Jedburgh Forest and of Haliburton & Lambden.

Artist: Dr Michael Medvedev

Artist: Frederick Hogarth

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May. 2013

GORDON COLLETT (Muralist & Illustrator) has kindly sent me a selection of his exciting and beautifully executed armorial plates. In Gordon's words "Armorial plates with a slightly different 'take.' " I must say I love Gordon's work, his designs are truly modern and adventurous. It really is nice to see an English artist at the forefront of armorial bookplate design with a difference! I will be displaying more of Gordon's work when I next update other pages.

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April. 2013

I have received seven pen and ink bookplates from Polish bookplate and heraldic artist TOMASZ STEIFER. I have chosen four here to illustrate Tomasz's inspired work. His style is a mixture of influences by the old Continental bookplate masters of the 17thC and also a more modern style of plate that can be seen in the 'tree of shields'. I must say Tomasz's designs are very pleasing to the eye.

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I am pleased to receive the bookplates of Vernon Christopher Rolls. Designed by the late Daniel de Bruin and based on the College of Arms grant of June 1, 2001. The badge reflects the design of crests born by the families of Rolle of Lewknor, Oxfordshire, UK (descended from Rolle later Baron Rolle, of Stevenston ........... 'the hand proper holding a Roll of Vellum bendwise sinister argent ......... A very nice 'pun' on the name Rolls.

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March. 2013

I am pleased to show here three plates exchanged for my own in the name of Herald:
Pierre Daniel De Losada Y Marth
Madrigal Heraldo de Arms De Castilla Y Leon

Artist right: Zdenko Alexy, 1992
Below Left: Claude Chirac, 1992
Below Right: Agry Paris, 1984

Pierre also sent a fourth plate by J. McCready, which can be seen on the page dedicated to Jim McCready

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