The worlds largest search engine for old, rare and outofprint books. Artists books are books or booklike objects over the final appearance of which an artist has had a high degree of control. The ex libris collection consists of nineteenth and twentiethcentury bookplates from private and institutional libraries. See more ideas about ex libris, books and book art. Suchanek vladimir, czech bookplate artist, ex libris. Thomas moring, a 19th century diesinker, gem engraver, heraldic artist and seal engraver was known to have been active from 1840 to 1900, appearing in records at an address in lincolns inn fields and. The database contains thousands of high quality book plate images. Resurrect the ancient tradition of the book curse in your own library with these whimsical. He made four ex libris for himself that we know of.
We offer publications about art and culture, but also quality childrens literature and original slovak literature. Join facebook to connect with alex libris and others you may know. Buy wet dreams by alfonso azpiri illustrator online at alibris. They take pride in one of the largest collections of the world with about 450. Book cover art, cover pages, book cover design, book design, book art, ex libris, vintage book covers, vintage books, vintage stuff. Were delighted to welcome mixedmedia artist alice walsh to the site today when she began to study art, her home library supported her study. Boston strasbourg julia talcott anne wicky annie silverman elise planhard alexandra sheldon hafid mourbat sara david ringler christophe meyer deborah putnoi barbara leboeuf jan powell jeanlo. Giulio cisari exlibris giorgio balbi sognare dream. The bestselling author of convent of hell and the piano tuner brings us to an exhibition of the great pinup artist gil spam. Frederikshavn art museum and exlibris collection presents one of. Alibris has been selling books, movies and music since 1997.
The art of the ex libris ex libris bibliography turkey united kingdom ukraine u. Mexico has a longstanding tradition in the field of the graphic arts since colonial times. Highlights of this large collection include colorful geometric patterns and spectacularly realized moths and foliage. Exlibris by patricia nikdad from france for gordon p. Endlessly diverse and appealing, bookplates also called ex libris, latin for from the books of are small decorative labels to be pasted inside a books cover to express personal. Ex libris art dedicated to the collection of ex libris. We hope that, viewing the often beautiful art pieces, you can make a choice. Dated bookplates ex libris with a treatise on their origin and development by walter hamilton. That omission is deliberate, and wiseman has picked his moment well.
See more ideas about ex libris, book art and prints. Giulio cisaris original wood engraving, exlibris giorgio balbi sognare dream is printed upon smooth wove paper and with full margins as created by the artist around 19301940. See more ideas about ex libris, book art and illustration. The series emerges out of the contemporary technological movement from text based to visualdigital based cultural transmission. Ex libris marks of book ownership of excellence the rumanian artist elena hlodec is one of the rising stars in the skies of contemporary ex libris. Hes now a very old man in a wheelchair who cant even speak, taken care of by his. Ex libris is a latin phrase that means from the books. See more ideas about ex libris, painting edges and norman lindsay. If not, the oldest known portuguese ex libris dates only from 1622. It is the one made by jan schorkens, a flemish artist who worked in madrid from 16181630 and accompanied king philip iii when he visited. Among early 20thcentury english artists who have more specially paid attention to the devising of bookplates, may be mentioned c.
Our artshop has a vast catalogue of exlibrisbookplates, all ordered by artist. The plates feature finely detailed engraving and etching, and serve as. Other ex libris collectors look at book ownership rather than the artist who created the bookplate for example, an ex libris from the personal books of charlie chaplin, sir arthur conan doyle or charles. Ars libri specializes in academic library collection development, and offers for sale, en bloc, the private research libraries of leading scholars in the fields of art. Xlibris is a selfpublishing and ondemand printing services provider, founded in 1997 and based in bloomington, indiana.
Here you can search the bookplate collections of frederikshavn art museum and ex libris collection. So to say ex libris carrot top is to say from the library of carrot top. Search the bookplate collections of frederikshavn art museum and exlibris collection. A bookplate junkie on the basics of collecting ex libris. Opus 75 1943, opus 45 1938, opus 12 1932 and an very early unnumbered version. Ex libris for liktor katalin, who does research on the literature and culture of transilvania. International exlibris competition varna home facebook. I didnt realize how popular these bookplates must have been, but i stumbled. Three volumes, with volume two covering the eighteenth century. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in. While writing can often be a lonely journey, publishing your book doesnt have to be.
Books with fulltext online the metropolitan museum of art. The edelweiss is a common mountain flower, and is also one of the symbols of the area. Ex libris is a series of small scale installations in very confined spaces. Master of incomparable drawing, engraving and printing. Personalized ex libris collection our bookplates, also known as ex libris, are usually small prints or decorative labels pasted or stamped into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. The xlibris news features the latest in selfpublishing, xlibris authors in the media, and other related, newsworthy information in the industry. Ex libris bookplates for vindictive bibliophiles on kickstarter. Antique book plates known more generally as book plates, ex libris are prints, drawings or watercolors designed by artists to be inserted into the front of books to display ownership. The opus numbers refer to the book schoonheid in zwartwit. Shop a vast selection of books, art and collectibles from independent sellers around the world. Ex libris artists, bookplate artists from over all the world. Alibris is your source for new and used books, textbooks, music and movies.
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