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Ex Libris: The Art of Bookplates
Ex Libris The Art of Bookplates
Author: Martin Hopkinson
Endlessly diverse and appealing, bookplates (also called ex libris, Latin for "from the books of") are small decorative labels to be pasted inside a book's cover to express personal ownership. Originating in their modern printed form in 16th-century Germany, where books were highly valuable and treasured, bookplates became an art form pra...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300171631
ISBN-10: 0300171633
Publication Date: 6/21/2011
Pages: 112
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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