Deutsche und Osterreichische Exlibris 1500-1599 - Im Department of Prints and Drawings im Britischen Museum (German, Hardcover)

The British Museum holds the world's largest collection of bookplates, but only the British and American ex-libris have so far been published. This catalogue, written in German, describes for the first time the outstanding collection of sixteenth-century German and Austrian bookplates in the Museum, mainly from the bequests of A.W. Franks and M. Rosenheim. Over five hundred ex-libris are listed and reproduced, including many that can be attributed to artists like Albrecht Dyrer, Hans Burgkmair, Lucas Cranach, Jost Amman, Hans Sibmacher and Matthias Zyndt. The different types of bookplate, including copies, reproductions using later printing techniques and new works in the style of earlier artists, are discussed in detail. The nineteenth-century fashion of collecting bookplates as works of art is also considered.

General

Imprint:	British Museum Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Scholarly
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	May 2003
Authors:	Ilse O'Dell
Dimensions:	276 x 219 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7141-2634-0
Languages:	German
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Graphic design Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies Promotions
LSN:	0-7141-2634-9
Barcode:	9780714126340

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