Post by mygos on Feb 24, 2015 13:55:20 GMT
A bookplate or "ex-libris", is a printed engraved label that you paste in the inside front cover of your books to indicate that they are yours. In the past time, they used to represent arms, crowns, symbols, etc. An example here in situ :
Here is mine representing where I live : a watermill, together with some swans (I have been breeding waterfawls for many years), parrots (I did run for 10 years a company specialized in professional equipments such as incubators, hand rearing serynges, nest boxes, and food for exotic birds), and last but not least (as I have many more hobies ...) with a butterfly as you would understand my passion for butterflies !
Here is an example of a famous french entomologist, Jacques NEGRE, who had 2 different "ex-libris", probably an earlier one and a later one together with a gilding iron to print with gold on the spine of his books !
Jacques d'Aguilar also has 2 different "ex-libris"
Some more book plates of famous entomologists :
Who has some nice bookplates to show ?
A+, Michel
Here is mine representing where I live : a watermill, together with some swans (I have been breeding waterfawls for many years), parrots (I did run for 10 years a company specialized in professional equipments such as incubators, hand rearing serynges, nest boxes, and food for exotic birds), and last but not least (as I have many more hobies ...) with a butterfly as you would understand my passion for butterflies !
Here is an example of a famous french entomologist, Jacques NEGRE, who had 2 different "ex-libris", probably an earlier one and a later one together with a gilding iron to print with gold on the spine of his books !
Jacques d'Aguilar also has 2 different "ex-libris"
Some more book plates of famous entomologists :
Who has some nice bookplates to show ?
A+, Michel
