Arms and Motto
The Latin motto of the college, 'omni nunc arte magistra' is understood by all at the school to mean 'now is the time for all your masterly skills'.
This has been the motto of the College since 1881 when Robert Gordon's College superseded Robert Gordon's Hospital. It is taken from Virgil's Aeneid, Book VIII, line 441, where the words are spoken by the god Vulcan to encourage his workers.
The crest of the Gordons of Pitlurg is on the left of the coat of arms and the crest of the Burgh of Aberdeen is on the right.
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