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A bookplate, or Ex Libris, is a small print for pasting inside the cover of a book to express ownership.
Endlessly diverse, surprising and touching, this is a book that will be treasured by art-lovers and book-lovers alike.
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For example, the bookplate for a professor of Sanskrit features Hindu imagery, while a Venetian publisher is associated with a lion, the symbol of his city.
Equally it shows how the content of
Bookplates has evolved over the years to feature a vast range of allegory and symbolism – often incorporating a pun on the owner’s name – uniquely relevant to that individual.
This delightful book showcases
Bookplates drawn from the rich collections of the British Museum, including works created by some of the most talented artists of their day, such as Albrecht Dürer, Edward Burne-Jones, Aubrey Beardsley and Eric Gill.
By the late nineteenth century,
Bookplates had developed into a highly imaginative form of the engraver’s and printmaker’s art in miniature.
The first books were highly valuable and prestigious objects to own, hence the first
Bookplates usually incorporated the decorative coats of arms of the fabulously wealthy.
A bookplate, or Ex Libris, is a small print for pasting inside the cover of a book to express ownership
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