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Jan 21, 2021 · For example, Sir Nicholas Bacon, the father of Sir Francis Bacon, was an early adopter of bookplates. George Washington also employed a personalized bookplate for his personal library with an illustration of his family seal, which was a bird above the motto “Exitus acta probat,” which translates as “the end shows the deed.”
- Neha Patel
Apr 28, 2014 · The bookplate was simply a way for book owners to identify their books and perhaps encourage their return when they were lent out to friends and family. The first bookplates were used in Germany in the 16th century by Christian monks, and the practice spread among European gentry.
- Brett And Kate Mckay
The earliest known ex-libri come from 15 th century German books. The absolute earliest that I am aware of is from 1480, less than 40 years after the advent of printing, though there are extant woodcuts that may have been used for the production of bookplates that can be dated to approximately 1450.
America is not far behind with the Steven Day label dated 1642. One of the sixteenth century English bookplates was made for no less a personage than Sir Nicholas Bacon, the father of Sir Francis Bacon. We repeatedly find important names connected with the history of bookplates as time goes on.
An Ex Libris from ex-librīs (Latin for 'from the books (or library)'), also known as a bookplate (or book-plate, as it was commonly styled until the early 20th century), is a printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership.
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