Ever since people have collected books? there have been bookplates to identify their owners. For centuries? fine artists and illustrators have used bookplates as a medium for creating beautiful designs? some simple and utilitarian? others richly elaborate and ornate. In a unique homage to bookplate art? this treasury illuminates over 340 of the finest examples of the craft in a breathtaking variety of black-and-white images. Produced by woodcut? engraving? etching? and other methods? and collected from all over the world? each bookplate is a masterpiece in small scale.Mixed media product | 48 pages203.2 x 271.78 x 5.08mm | 204.12g39668Dover Publications Inc.New York? United StatesEnglish