Download or read book The Art of the Bookplate written by James P. Keenan and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is full of people who love books. People who not only love to read, but who love to possess and collect books. Since the fifteenth century truly devoted collectors have commissioned their own bookplates, known also as ex libris. Some are straightforward ? a simple label bearing the owner?s name. Others are impressive works of art in miniature. Whether plan or fancy, book plates give an owner a special sense of proud proprietorship. Even more important, they assure that if a cherished book is lent, it has a decent chance of being returned. They are an indulgence of the rich and famous, certainly. And, ?The art of the Bookplate? includes many owned by prominent people such as George Washington, Charlie Chaplin, John F. Kennedy, Joan Crawford J.P. Morgan, Walt Disney, Grace Allen, Otto Bismarck, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Houdini, Sigmund Freud, Charles Dickens, and Anita Loos. But other bookplate patrons are unknown to us, like Mabel Bishop, whose charming ex libris shows a young woman tending her garden, or Lucius Fisher, whose bookplate, naturally enough, features a fish. In this delightful book James P. Keenan, Director of the American Society of bookplate collectors & Designers, shares many of his favorite bookplates. He explains the history behind each, and discusses the artists ? some as famous as Rockwell Kent and Claes Oldenburg, others as unknown or not ex libris owners are passionate about keeping their book collections intact. As one very old bookplate proclaims, ?Steal not this book for fear of shame. For here you see the owner?s name.? The Art of the Bookplate is a book to be treasured and, of course, kept in your possession. --

Download or read book Bookplate Designs written by Carol Belanger Grafton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique homage to bookplate art illuminates over 320 of the craft's finest examples. A breathtaking variety of black-and-white designs embrace a multitude of styles: woodcuts, engravings, lithographs, typography, and more.

Download or read book Ex Libris written by Martin J. Hopkinson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Endlessly diverse and appealing, bookplates are small decorative labels pasted inside a book's cover to express personal ownership. This volume explores the various sources of "ex libris" inspiration, including designs by C.R. Ashbee, Eric Gill, and Rudyard Kipling.

Download or read book The Bookplate written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Woodcut Manual written by J. J. Lankes and published by Ind Press. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This delightful text contains a comprehensive guide to decorate woodcutting. Complete with a plethora of helpful tips, step-by-step instructions, and beautiful illustrations, this guide constitutes a definitive manual sure to be of great interest to the discerning woodworker. Both detailed and concise, this guide is perfect for those with little experience in the subject, yet also contains a wealth of information sure to be of value to the professional or seasoned woodcutter as well. The chapters of this book include: Tools and Materials, Action, Refinement, Woodcutting, Press Printing, Dampened Paper, Colour, Editions, Storage, Matting, Exhibiting, Packing, Framing, The Bookplate, Greetings, Money Matters, Tool Making, History, Specimens, Bibliography, Exhibitions... and more. We are proud to republish this antique book here complete with a new introduction on decorative woodwork.

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Download or read book Heavenly Craft written by Library of Congress and published by George Braziller Publishers. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the evolution of the technique, composition and colouration of the woodcut beginning with the earliest publications. It features examples from Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands.

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Download or read book Dated Book plates written by Walter Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dated Book plates Ex Libris with a Treatise on Their Origin and Development written by Walter Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Colour Woodcuts A Book of Reproductions and a Handbook of Method written by John Platt and published by Fisher Press. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This instructive book is complete in its unabridged, original form, extensively illustrated and full of instruction that is as useful and practical today as it was when originally published. This work would prove very useful to anyone who wishes to further their ability or improve their knowledge in this form. Contents include - Woodcut Blocks And Tools - Cutting The Block - Printing Materials - Printing A Batch Of Colour Woodcuts - Colour Woodcut Design. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Download or read book The Woodcut Artist s Handbook written by George Alexander Walker and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clearly written, practical and illustrated handbook to woodcut techniques and printmaking, both a how-to book and reference for printmakers, designers and collectors that includes finished examples by accomplished woodcut artists.

Download or read book The Woodcut Art of J J Lankes written by Welford Dunaway Taylor and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 1999 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taylor (English, U. of Richmond) paints a rich portrait of Lankes, arguably the first genuine native-born American woodcut artist who was the sole creator of about 1,300 b&w images used on everything from book jackets to theater posters. He presents Lankes' varied and striking renditions of the peop