EX LIBRIS: THE ART OF BOOKPLATES
Book ID/图书代码： 12749011B44878
English Summary/英文概要： A delightfully attractive book presenting the bookplate – a neglected art form that has nevertheless been practised by leading artists of their generation, from Albrecht Dürer to Edward Burne-Jones.
A bookplate, or Ex Libris, is a small print for pasting inside the cover of a book to express ownership. The first books were highly valuable and prestigious objects to own, hence the first bookplates usually incorporated the decorative coats of arms of the fabulously wealthy. By the late nineteenth century, bookplates had developed into a highly imaginative form of the engraver’s and printmaker’s art in miniature.
This delightful book showcases bookplates drawn from the rich collections of the British Museum, including works created by some of the most talented artists of their day, such as Albrecht Dürer, Edward Burne-Jones, Aubrey Beardsley and Eric Gill. Equally it shows how the content of bookplates has evolved over the years to feature a vast range of allegory and symbolism – often incorporating a pun on the owner’s name – uniquely relevant to that individual. For example, the bookplate for a professor of Sanskrit features Hindu imagery, while a Venetian publisher is associated with a lion, the symbol of his city.
Endlessly diverse, surprising and touching, this is a book that will be treasured by art-lovers and book-lovers alike.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 藏书签，一种几乎被人们所淡忘的艺术形式，然而却曾经风靡一时，被很多顶级艺术家所钟爱，从阿尔布雷克特到爱德华.伯恩-琼斯都对这种艺术形式充满了深深的迷恋。
藏书标签是贴在图书封面内侧一种小小的印刷版画，主要用于介绍书籍的主人。对于书籍所有者来说，拥有首版书是非常有价值且是一种身份的象征，因此首版的藏书票也会在管管设计上下足功夫，使其兼具实用价值和艺术欣赏价值。到了十九世纪后期，印刷票已经发展成为一种极富创意的雕刻和版画的微型艺术。
本书中展示了大英博物馆的丰富藏品，其中包括那个时代很多大师级人物，诸如阿尔布雷克特、爱德华.伯恩-琼斯、奥布里.比尔兹利以及埃里克.吉尔等的作品。同样，本书也阐释了藏书票多年间的演变，从一个简单意义上的藏书标签，发展成为含意丰富的象征，而通常这一独一无二的意义象征与所有者的姓名还能有一语双关的效果。例如，一个梵文教授的藏书票会以印度教的狮子为特点，同时书籍的出版社正来自于以狮子为标志的威尼斯。
变幻的风格和多样的设计，会给你带来无穷无尽的欣喜和感动，本书将会是所有艺术爱好者和图书爱好者的典藏之作。(兼职翻译-FSF)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 自1977年到1997年，本书作者马丁.霍普金森一直都在格拉斯哥大学Hunterian艺术画廊担任馆长一职。现在是一名自由艺术评论家和作家。
The author Martin Hopkinson was curator of prints at the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, from 1977 to 1997. He is now a freelance art critic and writer; his publications include Italian Prints 1875–1975 (BMP, 2007).
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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD(非我们代理）
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
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