Antiquarian Bookplates: 55 Bookplates to Personalize Your Library

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e., previous to Restoration, exemplified by the Nicholas Bacon plate); Jacobean, a somewhat misleading term, but distinctly understood to include the heavy decorative manner of the Restoration, Queen Anne and early Georgian days (the Lansanor plate is Jacobean); Chippendale (the style above described as rococo , tolerably well represented by the French plate of Convers); wreath and ribbon, belonging to the period described as that of the urn, etc. Label and personalise your stationery with the variety of bookplates available on this sticker sheet.

The earliest known American example is the plain printed label of Stephen Daye, the Massachusetts printer of the Bay Psalm Book, 1642. The person I bought for cried and said the gift was thoughtful and made personalizing her library so much fun! Signed book plates are one of the most popular way for authors to personalise copies of their books. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.He's the great man who endowed so many of our public libraries, and rather wonderfully said, "To die rich is to die disgraced. Bookplates often bear a motif relating to the book's owner, such as a coat-of-arms, crest, badge, motto, or a design commissioned from an artist or designer.

Book Plates are to go inside books but of course can also be used as labels and in other creative ways. In the end, you could decide to establish an entire rare book collection around the bookplate, seeking out objects that contain them or seeking out the bookplates themselves. The ornate and elaborate German style does not seem to have affected neighbouring countries; but as it was undoubtedly from Germany that the fashion for ornamental bookplates spread, the history of German ex-libris remains relevant to all those who are interested in their development. Until the 19th century, the devising of bookplates was generally left to the routine skill of the heraldic-stationery salesman.Whether you simply want to learn more about bookplates or you’re thinking about starting a collection, exploring the history of these ephemeral objects and their uses is a worthy pastime. Such plates could be very elaborate, or very simple in their design, reflecting the character of the awarding institution. Catalogue of British and American Bookplates bequeathed to the Trustees of the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks. The earliest English bookplate appears to be the gift plate of Sir Nicholas Bacon; it adorns a book that once belonged to Henry VIII, and now is located in the King's library, British Museum.