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An ex libris (Latin for 'from the books'), [1] [2] also known as a bookplate (or book-plate, as it was commonly styled until the early 20th century), [3] is a printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership. [4]
Eve was a noted bookplate designer, when that was a more important form than it is now. His designs were shown at the annual exhibitions of the Ex Libris Society (formed 1891, disbanded 1908) and he designed the royal bookplates for the library at Windsor Castle. [5] He also designed a large number of bookplates for private clients.
In 2004, Ex Libris launched Verde, an electronic resource management system that manages the acquisition and licensing of electronic resources. [13] In July 2006, Francisco Partners became the sole owner of Ex Libris Group. [14] In November of that year, Endeavor, the developer of the Voyager integrated library system, was merged into Ex Libris ...
Voyager is an integrated library system used by hundreds of libraries, universities and museums around the world. Voyager was developed by Endeavor Information Systems Inc., which was merged into Ex Libris Group in December 2006. [1]
Oxford Libraries Information System (OLIS) was an online union catalog of books held by the libraries of the University of Oxford, England, which include the Bodleian Libraries group, and also those faculty libraries which are not members of the group, and the libraries of individual colleges. It operated the Geac ADVANCE integrated library ...
Hnizdovsky carving an ex libris (bookplate) A partial list of books illustrated by Jacques Hnizdovsky. [5] The Poems of John Keats, 1964; Ukrainian Folk Tales, 1964; The Auk, the Dodo, and the Oryx, 1967; The Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1967; Tree Trails of Central Park, 1971; Flora Exotica, 1972; The Poems of Thomas Hardy, 1979; The ...
Dixson belonged to several clubs in Europe as well, most of them focusing on bookplates (also known as "ex-libris"). She was a member of the Ex Libris Society of London, Exlibris Verein zu Berlin (Ex-Libris Association of Berlin), Österreichische Ex-Libris-Gesellschaft (Austrian Ex-Libris Society) in Vienna, Société Française des ...
The London Library is a self-supporting, independent institution. It is a registered charity [4] whose sole aim is the advancement of education, learning, and knowledge. It was incorporated by Royal Charter on 13 June 1933, with a supplemental Royal Charter granted on 21 October 1988.