Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Wight Printer’s Mark and Heraldic Shields
Two small shields sit above an oval device containing a robed figure with a book. The initials R. W. and the accompanying Wight motto identify the historical mark. Bayley places these printed emblems together for comparison in his study of symbolism.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Wight Printer’s Mark and Heraldic Shields" [editorial title]. In The Lost Language of Symbolism, Volume I, Harold Bayley. London: Williams and Norgate, 1912; Volume I; Central Archaeological Library, New Delhi copy., 1912, Williams and Norgate. Source scan leaf 40. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0448-0040
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Illustrator not identified. The Wight Printer’s Mark and Heraldic Shields. The Lost Language of Symbolism, Volume I. Scan leaf 40. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0448-0040