Ex libris is a latin phrase that means from the books. The bookplates of 31 famous men the art of manliness. A bookplate or book plate, as it was commonly styled until the early 20th century, also known as exlibris latin for from the books or library, is a printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership. Ex libris book plates 12 self adhesive cat by if uk for books a million new. Bookplate ink antioch bookplates ex libris for home. One of the first bookplates was made by albrecht duerer for willibald pirkheimer c. Sep 22, 2009 today im offering a fun free printable of some antique bookplates ive made them in a couple of different colors for you. A bookplate junkie on the basics of collecting ex libris collectors. May 19, 2015 having a special emblem, logo or a simple name printed on the inside cover of a book helped the owner manage their collection easier. So to say ex libris carrot top is to say from the library of carrot top.
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On this shelf rests a small, mysterious corpus of volumes whose subject matter is completely unrelated to the rest of the library, yet which, upon closer inspection, reveals a good deal about its owner. Many artists, some famous such as william hogarth, aubrey beardsley and john piper, have designed bookplates, and many significant people e. Bookplates, also known as ex libris, have since the 15th century been placed in books to declare ownership. Rockwell kent, wood engraving, earlymid century according to davidson galleries. Find unique antique bookplates to make your book your own with zazzle. Ex libris stamp, vintage bookplate, book stamp self inking, library stamp. Bookplates, labels, usually inside book covers, indicating the owner of the books. Ex libris art dedicated to the collection of ex libris. Endlessly diverse and appealing, bookplates also called ex libris, latin for from the books.
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