July 28, 2003

Bookplates

Bookplates, or ex libris, are an ancient and elegant form of identifying the ownership of books. The Cyber Journal of Heraldic Bookplates is a fair sized collection of these bookplaces. Thomas Murray collected many interesting bookplates, some I'd consider favorites. There is an Estonian collection that I also really like. The Bookplate Registry of Notre Dame has been collecting and cataloging a cooperative online bookplate registry that is worth a look as well. Another registry is the Bookplate Archive of Libraries & Culture, which is an interdisciplinary journal that explores the significance of collections of recorded knowlede in the context of cultural and social history.
Post Info

Tagged As Art, Cool, Graphic Design

Comments are Open (2)

Posted at 07:04 PM

Comments

Camilo

It reminds me of the time when books were seen as works of art, as well as a heirloom that indicated both station and power.

Posted by: Camilo | July 29, 2003 12:43 AM

Phil

Bookplates say something more about the reader than just possession of the book does. One of the projects I have ran into on the net is getting students from first grade [age 5 or 6] on to create their own bookplate. Some of the teens are fantastic artists. Wonderful idea. My first one was purchased when I was 13 and I have used them on all my keeper books since.

Posted by: Phil | September 2, 2003 05:16 PM

Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)

Search
Comments on this post
Categories
Info
Tony Stephens
Copyright © 1995-2005
Site Version:
10
Licensed:
Creative Commons
Validate:
XHTML, CSS, 508, RSS
Subscribe
Blog-Fu, Link-Fu