Ex libris rolls out like a collection of short films. Richard teschner 1879, bohemia1948, vienna made prints and illustrated books in turnofthecentury prague, hanging out with writers like meyrink and paul leppin and exhibiting with hugo. We published our first titles on south devon in 19791980, since when we have produced more than two hundred books, many of which remain in print in updated editions. In describing this handsome photobook, his 30th monograph, gibson said in an interview, i dont really separate photographs from words, or photographs from type and shapes. Many collectors have specialized topics and themes that they focus on. In frederick wisemans ex libris, the new york public. Richard teschner 1879, bohemia 1948, vienna made prints and illustrated books in. In frederick wisemans ex libris, the new york public library gets checked out the prolific documentary filmmakers latest project goes behind the stacks to offer a.
As to whether i think bookplates or an ex libris stamp ruin the books. An endearing biography of ruth bell graham, wife of evangelist billy graham. The series emerges out of the contemporary technological movement from text based to visualdigital based cultural transmission. Jul 04, 2003 ex libris is northside richmond, virginias oldest bookshop, serving the community since 1989. Teschner used books, rare books and new books find all books by richard v. Hellstorm chapter 6 ex libris abridged online books. Also produced paintings and sculptures, book illuminations and exlibris designs. Frederick wisemans ex libris the latest work from the great documentary filmmaker examines the new york public library as it reconfigures itself for the digital age. Frederick wisemans film, ex libristhe new york public library, goes beyond the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge. In other cases, dealers may indicate that a book is ex libris because. It will also probably carry some sort of stamp bearing the word discarded or withdrawn, or the barcode has been obscured with a pen. As i have written before elena hlodec ex libris creations are unique in as much as they are always preceded by a thorough research and reflection of the theme and of the commissioners wishes, bearing in mind the final purpose of the ex libris and its connection with books. With more than 900 illuminated manuscripts, 1,250 of the first printed books ca. Ex libris, meaning from the library of, or from the books of is a latin expression concerning the artform of bookplates stamps or labels inside books that identify the owner.
Richard lesher earned his doctorate at indiana university and was president of the us chamber of commerce from 1975 to 1997. Founded in 2003 as a newsletter for the english graduate programs at depaul, ex libris continues to evolve to meet students needs. Ex libris books publishes a range of titles under the imprints ex libris press and seaflower books. Dec 29, 2012 abridged online books hellstorm chapter 6 in almost any war one side can be dishonestly demonized even by a truthful enumeration of its crimes, if the crimes of its adversaries are suppressed. Who we are, 6 ex libris ex libris abridged online books. The exlibris for professor arnold epstein 1904 was made in his early days in prague. Richard 19292017 was a consummate bookman and allaround good guy. Sep 14, 2017 in frederick wisemans ex libris, the new york public library gets checked out the prolific documentary filmmakers latest project goes behind the stacks to offer a comprehensive, multifaceted. Ex libris, depauls english graduate student blog and news source, provides mae and mawp students with information they can use. Ex libris rare books was founded in 1973 by elaine lustigcohen and her husband arthur a. Ex libris artists, bookplate artists from over all the world.
A bookplate junkie on the basics of collecting ex libris. Frederick wiseman on his latest film, ex libris, and his 50plus. Valentin le campion ex libris elizabeth watson diamond. Ex libris, known as bookplates in english speaking countries, are almost as old as printed books. Ex libris, book art, books, plates, licence plates, plate, livres, altered books, dish adrian feint bookplate for patricia quinan. Wiechel bookplate collection special collections and. He finally settled in vienna and devoted himself to the puppet theater.
Ex libris wiener werkstaette by richard teschner 1905. Wiles richard abebooks abebooks shop for books, art. Teschner and compare prices find signed collectible books by richard v. Located in the hub shopping center, we are conveniently near the lewis ginter botanical gardens. Dec 17, 2010 of the signed books, about 4 or 5 individual books have bookplates, the others were signed on the actual title page. In 1891 a group of serious ex libris collectors met and founded the ex libris society, which for eighteen years published a wellillustrated journal, still a useful source of information about british bookplates. Richard teschner 1879, bohemia1948, vienna made prints and illustrated books in turnofthecentury prague, hanging out with writers like meyrink and paul leppin and exhibiting with hugo steinerprag. Ex libris is a series of small scale installations in very confined spaces.
He worked in different graphictechniques, such as book illustration, posters, and numerous ex libris. Vienna, july 4, 1948, sculptor, painter, graphic artist, artisan. Ex libris the new york public library by frederick wiseman. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution 3. Ex libris is northside richmond, virginias oldest bookshop, serving the community since 1989. Sep 12, 2017 throughout ex libris both senior staff members and branch librarians speak about serving the public, service that has long extended beyond checking out physical books. Wisemans ex libris is a humane epic examining new yorks public library the veteran documentarian continues to make absorbing, immense films about american life. Karlovy vary, czech republic then karlsbad, march 22, 1879, d. In this work text and a visual vocabulary are brought together. It could be a stamp, or a barcode label, or an old school pocket for the checkout card. Dave scheiber is an awardwinning journalist and the coauthor of several books, including covert. Jan 14, 20 ex libris wiener werkstaette by richard teschner 1905 for oskar. She was a graphic designer of no small renown, and he was a theologian, novelist, art and literary critic, who wrote extensively on modern art.
Ex libris press titles focus on the heritage, both historical and environmental, of the counties of wiltshire, somerset and the west country in general. In fact their origins are closely related, since the ex libris were born out of the need to identify the book s ownership. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The art of bookplates in pictures books the guardian. Edinburgh castle by bent petersen, iain macivor, richard fawcett and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Site offers information, ex libris galleries, membership, links, and more.
Emma bacher was also familiar with richard teschner 18791948 and married. The following is my abridgement of chapter 6 of william pierces history of the white race, who we are. I the origins the close relationship between the ex libris, books and bibliophiles has been an established tradition over the centuries since the invention of the movable type in the xv century, by guttenberg1. The bookplate society has had an unusual but rather impressive history. I tend to spend my time and energy searching for 18thcentury american ex libris, bookplates from the libraries of famous people from any country, and bookplates with jewish signs or symbols. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Valentin le campions original wood engraving, ex libris elizabeth watson diamond collecting of exlibris books is one of several outstanding works of art he created for j. Sep 11, 2017 frederick wiseman on his latest film, ex libris, and. Awardwinning photographer and pioneering founder of lustrum press, ralph gibson developed ex libris in response to a lifelong fascination with books and typography. Frederick wiseman on his latest film, ex libris, and his 50. Ex libris bookplates range from the simple to the decorative and elaborate, the obscure or even bizarre and surreal. An exlibrary book will carry some sort of marking indicating the name of library that previously owned it. Bookplate for richard stamper philpott by william harcourt hooper.
Throughout ex libris both senior staff members and branch librarians speak about serving the public, service that has long extended beyond. As with my tendency not to use bookplates in paperbacks, my tendency to not always use bookplates in later edition hardcovers defies explanation. Ayrat teregulov, ex libris, book illustration, artsy fartsy. Before opening ex libris, jim martinelli was a librarian for years. Without books and bibliophiles who love them, there wouldnt have been ex libris, at least till recently, as we will discuss. Media in category ex libris by adrian feint the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Ex libris wiener werkstaette by richard teschner 1905 for oskar siegl. Ex libris means from the library of in latin, and its used to describe books that came from someones personal library.
Frederick wiseman on his latest film, ex libris, and his. Open six days a week, our hours are monday friday, 11am to 6pm, saturday 11am to. A bookplate, or ex libris, is a small print for pasting inside the cover of a. In some cases, the words ex libris will even appear on the volumes book plate.
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