Ex Libris Chronicle: The International Collector
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Ex Libris Chronicle: The International Collector |
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http://exlibrischronicle.blogspot.com |
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bookplates, ex libris, book arts |
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American Society of Bookplate Collectors & Designers (ASBC&D)******************************************************
Organized in 1922 ***************************************
Publishing, traveling exhibitions*****************************
The Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization***************
Address: P.O. Box 14964, Tucson : Arizona 85732-4964 : USA***************************************************
Website: www.bookplate.org******************************
The bookplate or "ex libris" is the label that marks the ownership of a book.---- The ASBC&D was established in Washington, D.C. during 1922 to further the interest in this 5.5 century old graphic art form. The Society is an international association of artists, bibliophiles, libraries and museums from over 50 nations.---- The Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.---- ******************************************************
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Do you have a personal bookplate?----Please send us a copy and we will gladly exchange our duplicates with you.----This could be the start of a collection!******************************************************
American Society of Bookplate Collectors & Designers: We are always looking for new (and old) bookplate material for the museum and our publications. The ASBC&D produces limited edition books and publications on the subject of "ex libris" for our members--Spanish & English editions!----As well we sponsor traveling exhibitions!! ------- James P. Keenan: exlibrisusa@hotmail.com*********************************** |
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The Vienna Workshop, I
| The “Wiener Werkstatte” and its Ex Libris ArtistsThe Vienna WorkshopByHeinrich R. SchefferWhen the Oestereichische Exlibris Gesellschaft (Austrian Ex Libris Society) was established over hundred ye...more |
The Vienna Workshop, II
| Japanese sensibilities for art and form strongly influenced Viennese artists around the turn of the century. They saw that the art of space, the usefulness and use of material were not only recogni...more |
The Vienna Workshop, III
| EX LIBRIS ARTISTSThe pool from which artists for the WW were acquired was for most part the “Kunstgewerbeschule” (School for Applied Arts), which was affiliated with the Austrian Museum for Art and...more |
The Vienna Workshop, IV
| Perhaps the most quoted ex libris in this context is the bookplate for Fritz Warendorfer, drawn by Kolo Moser (Vienna 1868 – 1918 Vienna). Moser studied at the Wiener Academy (Academy of Vienna) an...more |
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