Bookplates as we know them began to appear in the 16th century. They were engraved on wooden blocks (woodcuts) or on copperplates (copperplate engravings), then imprinted onto sheets of paper and ...

Ex Libris, or bookplates, were the equivalent of a tag saying "this books belongs to x." Of course, these were much more elaborate works of art compared to a simple ownership label. Bookplates ...

This is the first time that they appear together in print. The front pastedown carries the engraved bookplate of Edward Mason Hutchinson, over which is pasted the engraved bookplate of Edward and ...