Showing posts with label History of bookplates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History of bookplates. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

An abbreviated history of the bookplate

Gorgeous Emma Toedteberg bookplate

Between the late 15th and 19th centuries, books were expensive, prestigious luxury items. They were generally bound in leather and printed in gilt. It was a pretty big deal to own one. So naturally, a mark of ownership was necessary. The wealthy book owner would commission bookplates which were prints that they could paste inside the front cover.




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