Definition of Bookplates. Meaning of Bookplates. Synonyms of Bookplates

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Definition of Bookplates

Bookplate
Bookplate Book"plate`, n. A label, placed upon or in a book, showing its ownership or its position in a library.

Meaning of Bookplates from wikipedia

- endpaper, to indicate ownership. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "book labels". Bookplates often bear a motif relating to the book's owner, such...
- 1895) was an English poet, numismatist, botanist and an authority on bookplates. He was eldest son of George Fleming Leicester (afterwards Warren),[1]...
- 1908) and he designed the royal bookplates for the library at Windsor Castle. He also designed a large number of bookplates for private clients. Queen Victoria...
- including several bookplate drawings and engravings, copper bookplates, photographs, and his engraving tools. Collections of bookplates designed, etched...
- collectors of the time, donated approximately 50,000 bookplates. The collection contains bookplates that belonged to such famous and infamous figures as...
- been making bookplates for about eight or ten years." "Walter M. Aikman was a noted artist and bookplate designer, who created a bookplate for Elizabeth...
- business materials. Of these ephemeral productions, "bookplates have survived the best". Bewick's bookplates were illustrations made from engravings, containing...
- Webb's bookplates are held in the William Augustus Brewer Bookplate Collection at the University of Delaware. Bookplates by Margaret Ely Webb Bookplate for...
- United States during the 18th and 19th centuries, but the printing of bookplates pushed them out of use. One of the most common is: If this book you steal...
- illustrator known for her illustrated children's books. She also designed bookplates, jewellery and fabric, and painted pottery. King was one of the artists...