The Cyber Journal of Ex Libris / Bookplates© (2006 - 1998) J. Vicente de Bragança (Portugal) and J. Stewart LeForte (Canada) - Editors |
This Cyber Journal of Ex Libris / Bookplates is divided into two main parts, one dedicated to Heraldic Bookplates and another -Ex Libris -dedicated to pictorial bookplates. Historical Development of Bookplates Bookplate
Societies - Past and Present Bibliography (Under Construction) |
Welcome to the Cyber Journal of Ex Libris / Bookplates Bookplates or «ex libris» meaning from
the books of, are an ancient and elegant form of identifying the
ownership of books. Amongst the most beautiful Bookplates are the ones
that have as their theme the Heraldic Bearings of its owner. In modern
times, however, some of the most artistic bookplates do not have an
heraldic theme accompanying the "democratization" of
ownership of books and its collection, once the privilege of the few
wealthy enough to acquire them. By the end of the XIX th century,
bookplates became a collectible piece by itself and the increasing
numbers of people interested in it gave rise to the creation of
Societies of Bookplate Collectors almost all over Western Europe, in
the USA and in some Latin American countries. The two World Wars that
devasted Europe interrupted bästa svenska casinon the exchanges of bookplates and the
activities of most societies. But after the last World War interest
grew again and Societies and interchanges between collectors, normally
by mail, rapidly increased. Artists dedicated to this miniature art
also increased in numbers throughout Europe, mainly in Eastern Europe.
These artists familiar with the graphic arts or with the illustration
of books increased the experiences with various engraving techniques
(woodcut, burin, aqua forte, mezzotint, etc.) instead of drawing and
having it reproduced genérico cialis by mechanical means. So when engraving is used as
the support of the bookplate design we have a small work of art. An
overview has been prepared to serve as an introduction. |
© (1997,1998, 1999) by José Vicente de Bragança & J. Stewart A. LeForte, Esq., editors | Last updated: 19 January 1999 |