You might be wondering precisely what a bookplate is, whether it is a newer addition to the book, and how it affects the value. Yes, that’s right: bookplates were used, in limited form, even prior to the advent of the printing press. If you would like to change your preferences you may do so by following the instructions here visit our Privacy Policy to understand more about our we use your data. And the tenth Children's Laureate, Lauren Child, has drawn us a lovely new bookplate to mark the occasion!

Other bookplates might not refer to a particularly notable person, but the ex-libris bookplate might have such a fascinating or unique design that it is of great value on its own. During the middle third of the century this rococo style affects the bookplate as universally as all other decorative objects. One of the first known English collectors was Maria Jenkins of Clifton, Bristol, who was active in the field during the second quarter of the 19th century.

Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. Many rare book and special collections libraries have large collections of bookplates, ranging vastly in time period, style, and significance. Personalise treasured books, journals, folders and diaries with these vintage style self-adhesive bookplates. In the end, you could decide to establish an entire rare book collection around the bookplate, seeking out objects that contain them or seeking out the bookplates themselves. You may recognise some of his drawings decorating this site - and he made us some brilliant bookplates, too!

We’ll also tell you a little bit more about sources for discovering new information about bookplates if you get particularly interested. Aside from ex-libris bookplates, the other type of bookplate you might encounter is the author-signed bookplate. Each pack is bursting with the potential to make your favourite school books, holiday novels or work folders your very own.In many plates, indeed, the shield of arms takes quite a subsidiary position by the side of the predominantly architectural urn. At the turn of the 20th century, however, bookplate design diversified and flourished beyond traditional armorials. This traditional range of Thomas Bewick woodcut book plates are printed with a peel off self-adhesive back. We often mention rare books and ephemera, and you might be wondering what it is precisely we’re thinking about when we say ephemera.

With gold foil details these letter book plates will add a fantastic personal touch to any home library. But if you are looking for some of the most unique, riveting, and disturbing plates in books, be sure to check out some books on medicine and anatomy.By the Victorian era (1837-1901) and the Edwardian era (1901-1910), bookplates had become particularly decorative and elaborate. Let’s say you found a rare book you want to add to your collection, and the bookseller’s description says it has a bookplate. Many notable historical figures have also been book collectors, and as such, a book containing one of their bookplates can have great value. When Anne Fine became Children's Laureate, she set up My Home Library, to make it easier for everyone to have their own Home Library.

The main characteristics of the style which prevailed during the Queen Anne and early Georgian periods are: ornamental frames suggestive of carved oak; a frequent use of fish-scales; trellis or diapered patterns, for the decoration of plain surfaces; and, in the armorial display, a marked reduction in the importance of the mantling. And if these don't take your fancy, use the buttons to explore the site - the right bookplate for you is here, somewhere. Many bookplates you’ll find are decorative, and they’re reflective of the time period in which they were created and the aesthetic preferences of the owner of the bookplate. The librarian David Pearson has argued that a plausible case can be made for regarding this as a kind of bookplate.The various styles of English bookplates from the Tudor period to the late Victorian period reflect the prevailing taste in decorative art at different epochs—as bookplates do in all countries.