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Exlibris Tasarımları | Türkiye | Kitap Ex Libris

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Size özel tasarlanan ex libris mühürleri için, hayalinizdeki tasarımı bize anlatın.

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Since 1992 EXLIBRIS-INSEL has been working in the world of Ex Libris graphics, a world of communication and visual power around allegory, iconography and symbolism around the topics plants, animals, medicine, music, art nouveau, nature, heraldry, justice, science and nautical science. There is now a gigantic pool of motifs. From this you can personalize your favourite motive or your own motive. We then produce the graphics on stamp plate, engrave them in embossing clips or print them on cotton paper or self-adhesive labels. Choose your favourite picture.

This owl motif is available as a stamp as well as in label or letterpress printing. The owl is regarded in the western world as a bird of wisdom and is the companion of the goddess Athena..

The Bookplate graphic offers excellent possibilities to formulate and graphically present own preferences, emphases, positions. Here is an Ex Libris example from the mythological history of Egypt. Contact us.

You love colourless embossing in paper? Browse through our shop through our range of embossing pliers. You can't find your favorite symbol here? Contact us, perhaps we have it in our extensive archive. Our EXLIBRIS-INSEL Shop offers worldwide shipping, free return shipment, a secure payment system via Visa and Mastercard and of course the good old bank transfer. Online payments run over a secure https connection. You can recognize this type of connection by the symbol of a lock in the browser line.

You do not find the suitable motive in our selection or you already own a graphic, which you would like to reproduce? Describe us your wish or send us an already existing motif, coat of arms, and we will be happy to advise you. In our little Ex Libris Gallery you will find a selection of our bookplates. It should serve you as a source of ideas and inspiration for your own book owner's mark. Below on the left is an order number, with which you can carry out a simple order over our contact Contakt

Browse further through our offer directly in our Shop.

Our Exlibris Extra Service for T-shirts and Phone Cases

Our bookplate motifs are also available for T-shirts, mobile phones and tablet cases. Would you like to transfer your bookplate motif to one of our products? Do you have a wish, contact us.

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Ammonite
*All prices include 19% VAT plus worldwide flat rate $ 4.00 shipping.

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Yggdrasil, World Tree

*All prices include 19% VAT plus worldwide flat rate $ 4.00 shipping.

Book Ornament
from the Johannes Regiomontanus Epitoma, Venice
*All prices include 19% VAT plus worldwide flat rate $ 4.00 shipping.

Chinese Dragon
as canvas print with frame
*All prices include 19% VAT plus worldwide flat rate $ 4.00 shipping.

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Bookplate Atelier | Production | Stamps | Design, reproduction and print

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Since 1992 EXLIBRIS-INSEL has been working in the world of Ex Libris graphics, a world of communication and visual power around allegory, iconography and symbolism around the topics plants, animals, medicine, music, art nouveau, nature, heraldry, justice, science and nautical science. There is now a gigantic pool of motifs.

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The traditional use of bookplates, begun in the 15th century, is to identify the owner of a book. Bookplates, also known as ex libris, are usually decorative, with artwork that is meaningful to the book owner. Often they show the family coat of arms or some particular area of interest to the owner. Many well-known figures have used bookplates and many well-known artists have created them over the years, but they are available for anyone to use.

The Antioch Bookplate Company, in its early days, promoted the use of bookplates for ordinary folk, as people could order one of its many designs - often called universal designs - that are available to the public. No need to hire an artist to create a design specifically for you, although that is always an option. Many well-known artists, such as Lynd Ward, Rockwell Kent, and Robert Whitmore, created artwork for Antioch bookplates.

The Antioch Company closed several years ago, but Bookplate Ink continues to print their popular designs, both personalized and non-personalized. Many of our customers are individuals ordering for their home libraries, but it is noteworthy how many interesting uses people have for bookplates.

Memorial Bookplates: Many bookplates are placed in books being donated to a library or school in memory of someone, and are often books from their own collection. Sometimes, however, a collection of new books is donated in memory of a loved one, co-worker or teacher. One of our customers donates books to a nearby nature center in memory of her dear daughter, who died much too young. Another customer has requested bookplates in memory of her book club members. And many bookplates are in books g iven in memory of a favorite teacher or librarian.

University Libraries: Many of the bookplates we print are shipped to universities, either for their main library or a departmental library. Some of these are to designate a particular collection, or ownership by a university department. Some bookplates are sold at college bookstores, with the logo for the school.

Kickstarter Campaigns: Who said bookplates aren't part of the modern world? Bookplate Ink has printed many bookplates to be given as a reward for donating to a Kickstarter or other online campaign. These bookplates are usually signed by the author/and or illustrator who is the recipient of the funding. Many of these have been for comics and graphic novels.

Authors: Bookplates provide a convenient way for authors to reach out to fans with an autograph, when shipping a book or a signing in person aren't possible. Author Bernard Cornwell has been using bookplates in this way for years. He has a significant fan base in Brazil and recently had his usual bookplate printed in Portuguese. Maggie Stiefvater sends bookplates with her own beautiful artwork, as shown below, to fans in the United Kingdom when she can't go there on tour.

Gifts: Of course, one of the best uses for bookplates is as a present to your favorite reader. Grandparents and parents often order non-personalized bookplates as a stuffing stuffer at Christmas. Bookplates personalized with a name make a special gift for the holidays or a birthday. Many people are thrilled to find the same design they used as a child still available for them to give to their own children.

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Many Ways to Use Bookplates - Bookplate Ink

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The traditional use of bookplates, begun in the 15th century, is to identify the owner of a book. Bookplates, also known as ex libris, are usually decorative, with artwork that is meaningful to the book owner. Often they show the family coat of arms or some particular area of interest to the owner.

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Ex-libris? - basic information
By Benoît Junod

What are ex-libris?
An Ex-libris or bookplate is a small graphic label or print, which is glued to the inside cover of a book with the purpose of identifying its owner. The Latin phrase 'Ex libris...', means the books of..., and is usually followed by the name of the owner of the book, who can be an individual or an institution. In general, ex-libris are commissioned artists by persons wishing to mark the ownership of the volumes of their library in a more decorative and elegant way than by just writing their name inside. Printed ex-libris have been used in this way for over 500 years, although earlier hand-painted ones are known and even small ceramic plates which were attached to papyrus scrolls, saying that they belonged to the library of Pharaoh Amenophis III.

Today, contemporary ex-libris are often made by artists more for exchange between collectors than for marking the ownership of books. They tend to be closer to limited editions of free graphics than to bookplates. But real ex-libris for use in books are also commissioned, collected and studied widely.

How are ex-libris made?
All graphic techniques which allow a high quality multiple production of an image can be used, and have been used, by artists over the centuries. The first printed ex-libris were made around 1470, when the first use of mobile print by Gutenberg sparked off the creation of printed books.

Traditional techniques include relief printing (woodcut, linocut, etc.), intaglio printing (engraving, etching, aquatint, etc.) and flatbed printing techniques such as silkscreen or lithography. Often, industrial techniques such as line-block, photo-engraving, offset-litho, etc. have also been used to produce ex-libris, especially when a large number of prints is required. Today's artists and designers more and more frequently use computer technology for the design of bookplates. A list of technical symbols for various techniques used in exlibris can be found by clicking on "Technical symbols" at the top of this page.

When ex-libris have been produced by an original graphic technique, an edition of 50 - 100 are printed, and they are signed and numbered by the artist. Ex-libris are rarely larger than 13 x 13 cm, as they have to fit into books. Usually they are printed on a fairly light paper (not more than 200 gr per m2), as a thicker paper would prevent the cover of the book lying flat.

What kind of themes and images do ex-libris have?
A bookplate, or ex-libris, can vary a simple label with a person's name to an elaborate work of art (print) into which the name is carefully integrated into the design. When a bookplate is made for a special collection of books, this is usually mentioned, and can be in a modern language (for example, 'From John Smith's collection of books on astrology'), or in latin ('Ex eroticis John Smith', for erotic books; it might mention the address of the owner of the book (although this can change!), or the year in which it was made and pasted into the volumes. Usually, the quality of the inscription is as aesthetically important in a bookplate as the quality of the artistic design.

The subject or motif of an ex-libris, today, is infinitely variable. Until the 18th Century, bookplates were mostly heraldic, as usually persons could recognise a coat-of-arms even if they could not read. Later, they became pictorial, and tend to reflect the artistic tastes of the time. The subject which the artist represents in the bookplate is often related to the client's interests: an amateur astronomer might have a bookplate with a telescope and starsÉ On occasion, it is specified by the person for whom it is made, or linked to the type of books it is to be pasted into. Sometimes the person commissioning the ex-libris suggests a theme and simply lets the artist produce a memorable, beautiful image, with his name integrated into it.

Have many ex-libris been made until today?
It is estimated that over a million ex-libris have been produced between 1470 and today. Basically a European custom, it has spread widely to Asia (Japan, China, in particular) and somewhat to Latin America. Eastern Europe has an especially rich tradition in graphic arts, and some of the best ex-libris produced today are by Russian, Czech, Slovak or Southeast European artists.

Many of the greatest artists throughout the centuries have made ex-libris (Dürer, Cranach, Hogarth, Boucher, Beardsley, Klee, Giacometti, Picasso, Dali, just to mention a very few) and many fascinating and varied personalities all walks of life have used them (William Penn, Lavoisier, Dickens, Bismark, Conan Doyle, Gloria Swanson, Mussolini, Charlie Chaplin, Queen Elizabeth II, etc., etc., etc.)

A number of museums and public libraries house bookplate collections, some of which are open to consultation. The Frederikshavn Museum in Denmark is said to have the largest public collection of bookplates.

Why do people collect ex-libris?
Apart a few earlier isolated cases, it was in the late nineteenth century that people started collecting ex-libris, as a field of applied graphic arts of historical, artistic, sociological and bibliophile interest. Today, there are some 10'000 collectors all over the world. They often commission somewhat extravagant ex-libris artists mainly for exchange purposes, rather than for the original aim of pasting them into books.

Bookplate exchanges give rise to wide international communication between collectors, who also meet at congresses of collectors, artists and researchers of ex-libris. There are over thirty associations of bookplate collectors around the world, such as the Bookplate Society in England, the Deutsche Ex-libris Gesellschaft in Germany, or the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers in the USA. They publish magazines and books on the subject, and organise competitions for artists.

Spurious bookplates which are made for non-existant persons, or which are dedicated to celebrities but were never received or utilised by the owner, are termed "pseudo-exlibris" and are barred competitions.

Why make ex-libris, or have one made?
Ex-libris have been a constant tradition for over five hundred years. They are a challenge to an artist to produce a small graphic art work for a friend, for a customer or for himself with a special purpose: identifying the owner of a book. Pasting a beautiful ex-libris in one's books not only discourages theft and reminds borrowers that a book must be returned, but is also a way of paying tribute to the book, which despite modern communication technology remains a primary vehicle for the transmission of knowledge and a constant source of pleasure and interest.
As an object of collection, ex-libris are a wonderful way of acquiring, with time and patience and without being a millionaire, a small-format art museum which reflect the artist's skills and the collector's taste.

I would like to collect ex-librisÉ how do I go about it?
If there is an ex-libris society in your country (check on the "member's list page"), make contact and start there. You might also wish to read a short text containing advice for novice collectors, which can be found at: http://www.artifexlibris.com/blocknotesengarchive20011025c.htm

Where can I find out more?
To read a more substantial history of ex-libris, visit http://www.karaart.com/prints/ex-libris/index.html
and for contemporary plates, beyond what you find on this site, visit those of societies, artists and collectors of which links are given here and other bookplate-oriented ones such as http://jvarnoso.com/exlibris/elmain.html
and http://www.bookplatesociety.org

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What are Ex-libris? | İstanbul Ekslibris Derneği

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Ex-libris? – basic information By Benoît Junod What are ex-libris? An Ex-libris or bookplate is a small graphic label or print, which is glued to the inside cover of a book with the purpose of identifying its owner. The Latin phrase ‘Ex libris…’, means the books of…, and is usually followed by the n…

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Istanbul Ex Libris Society

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Ex-libris? - basic information
By Benoît Junod

What are ex-libris?
An Ex-libris or bookplate is a small graphic label or print, which is glued to the inside cover of a book with the purpose of identifying its owner. The Latin phrase 'Ex libris...', means the books of..., and is usually followed by the name of the owner of the book, who can be an individual or an institution. In general, ex-libris are commissioned artists by persons wishing to mark the ownership of the volumes of their library in a more decorative and elegant way than by just writing their name inside. Printed ex-libris have been used in this way for over 500 years, although earlier hand-painted ones are known and even small ceramic plates which were attached to papyrus scrolls, saying that they belonged to the library of Pharaoh Amenophis III.

Today, contemporary ex-libris are often made by artists more for exchange between collectors than for marking the ownership of books. They tend to be closer to limited editions of free graphics than to bookplates. But real ex-libris for use in books are also commissioned, collected and studied widely.

How are ex-libris made?
All graphic techniques which allow a high quality multiple production of an image can be used, and have been used, by artists over the centuries. The first printed ex-libris were made around 1470, when the first use of mobile print by Gutenberg sparked off the creation of printed books.

Traditional techniques include relief printing (woodcut, linocut, etc.), intaglio printing (engraving, etching, aquatint, etc.) and flatbed printing techniques such as silkscreen or lithography. Often, industrial techniques such as line-block, photo-engraving, offset-litho, etc. have also been used to produce ex-libris, especially when a large number of prints is required. Today's artists and designers more and more frequently use computer technology for the design of bookplates. A list of technical symbols for various techniques used in exlibris can be found by clicking on "Technical symbols" at the top of this page.

When ex-libris have been produced by an original graphic technique, an edition of 50 - 100 are printed, and they are signed and numbered by the artist. Ex-libris are rarely larger than 13 x 13 cm, as they have to fit into books. Usually they are printed on a fairly light paper (not more than 200 gr per m2), as a thicker paper would prevent the cover of the book lying flat.

What kind of themes and images do ex-libris have?
A bookplate, or ex-libris, can vary a simple label with a person's name to an elaborate work of art (print) into which the name is carefully integrated into the design. When a bookplate is made for a special collection of books, this is usually mentioned, and can be in a modern language (for example, 'From John Smith's collection of books on astrology'), or in latin ('Ex eroticis John Smith', for erotic books; it might mention the address of the owner of the book (although this can change!), or the year in which it was made and pasted into the volumes. Usually, the quality of the inscription is as aesthetically important in a bookplate as the quality of the artistic design.

The subject or motif of an ex-libris, today, is infinitely variable. Until the 18th Century, bookplates were mostly heraldic, as usually persons could recognise a coat-of-arms even if they could not read. Later, they became pictorial, and tend to reflect the artistic tastes of the time. The subject which the artist represents in the bookplate is often related to the client's interests: an amateur astronomer might have a bookplate with a telescope and starsÉ On occasion, it is specified by the person for whom it is made, or linked to the type of books it is to be pasted into. Sometimes the person commissioning the ex-libris suggests a theme and simply lets the artist produce a memorable, beautiful image, with his name integrated into it.

Have many ex-libris been made until today?
It is estimated that over a million ex-libris have been produced between 1470 and today. Basically a European custom, it has spread widely to Asia (Japan, China, in particular) and somewhat to Latin America. Eastern Europe has an especially rich tradition in graphic arts, and some of the best ex-libris produced today are by Russian, Czech, Slovak or Southeast European artists.

Many of the greatest artists throughout the centuries have made ex-libris (Dürer, Cranach, Hogarth, Boucher, Beardsley, Klee, Giacometti, Picasso, Dali, just to mention a very few) and many fascinating and varied personalities all walks of life have used them (William Penn, Lavoisier, Dickens, Bismark, Conan Doyle, Gloria Swanson, Mussolini, Charlie Chaplin, Queen Elizabeth II, etc., etc., etc.)

A number of museums and public libraries house bookplate collections, some of which are open to consultation. The Frederikshavn Museum in Denmark is said to have the largest public collection of bookplates.

Why do people collect ex-libris?
Apart a few earlier isolated cases, it was in the late nineteenth century that people started collecting ex-libris, as a field of applied graphic arts of historical, artistic, sociological and bibliophile interest. Today, there are some 10'000 collectors all over the world. They often commission somewhat extravagant ex-libris artists mainly for exchange purposes, rather than for the original aim of pasting them into books.

Bookplate exchanges give rise to wide international communication between collectors, who also meet at congresses of collectors, artists and researchers of ex-libris. There are over thirty associations of bookplate collectors around the world, such as the Bookplate Society in England, the Deutsche Ex-libris Gesellschaft in Germany, or the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers in the USA. They publish magazines and books on the subject, and organise competitions for artists.

Spurious bookplates which are made for non-existant persons, or which are dedicated to celebrities but were never received or utilised by the owner, are termed "pseudo-exlibris" and are barred competitions.

Why make ex-libris, or have one made?
Ex-libris have been a constant tradition for over five hundred years. They are a challenge to an artist to produce a small graphic art work for a friend, for a customer or for himself with a special purpose: identifying the owner of a book. Pasting a beautiful ex-libris in one's books not only discourages theft and reminds borrowers that a book must be returned, but is also a way of paying tribute to the book, which despite modern communication technology remains a primary vehicle for the transmission of knowledge and a constant source of pleasure and interest.
As an object of collection, ex-libris are a wonderful way of acquiring, with time and patience and without being a millionaire, a small-format art museum which reflect the artist's skills and the collector's taste.

I would like to collect ex-librisÉ how do I go about it?
If there is an ex-libris society in your country (check on the "member's list page"), make contact and start there. You might also wish to read a short text containing advice for novice collectors, which can be found at: http://www.artifexlibris.com/blocknotesengarchive20011025c.htm

Where can I find out more?
To read a more substantial history of ex-libris, visit http://www.karaart.com/prints/ex-libris/index.html
and for contemporary plates, beyond what you find on this site, visit those of societies, artists and collectors of which links are given here and other bookplate-oriented ones such as http://jvarnoso.com/exlibris/elmain.html
and http://www.bookplatesociety.org

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What are Ex-libris? | İstanbul Ekslibris Derneği

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Ex-libris? – basic information By Benoît Junod What are ex-libris? An Ex-libris or bookplate is a small graphic label or print, which is glued to the inside cover of a book with the purpose of identifying its owner. The Latin phrase ‘Ex libris…’, means the books of…, and is usually followed by the n…

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Search the bookplate collections of Frederikshavn Art Museum and Exlibris Collection. The database contains thousands of high quality book plate images.

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Bookplates | Virginia Museum of History & Culture

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The use of bookplates is almost as old as printing itself. They were used to record ownership and to reassure the owner that a borrowed book would be returned. The early designs were heraldic and engraved on copper, and then paper labels became a more popular and inexpensive choice. Various styles w…