British Bookplates: A Pictorial HistoryAn illustrated history of 500 years of British bookplates with reproductions of 261 bookplates. |
Common terms and phrases
antiquary arms artist Aubrey Baron Baronet Bart became book illustrations bookplate design bookplate engraved Bookplate Society Newsletter border born Bristol brother Cambridge Catalogue century Charles Charlotte Mary Yonge Chippendale collector College copper copy County crest d'Auvergne David death died Earl Early Armorial Edward Burne-Jones Elizabeth engraved engraved label Eric Gill Esqr etched Ex Libris Journal ex-libris ex-libris design examples father Fersfield Fincham Francis Franks Collection George Henry Hoare Holand Inner Temple inscription Jacobean James Jewitt Joan Hassall John Aubrey John Le Mesurier Kent Knight Lady later Leo Wyatt lettering Library London Lord manuscript married Mary motto occurs ornament Oxford painter Pepys pictorial bookplate plate shown portrait Printed Book Labels probably reading recorded Rex Whistler Richard Robert Royal Samuel School of Art Sheppard Frere shows Sir John Sir Thomas spade shield studied style title-page Viner Collection wife William wood-engraving