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==WHY AND WHEREFORE== | |||
In days when a book was a valu- able possession book-plates often carried a warning to the borrower such as the one used by John Hughes, a German of the 17th century, which, translated, read: | |||
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"By him who bought me for his own, | |||
I'm lent for reading, leaf by leaf. | |||
If honest you'll return the loan, | |||
If you retain me, you're a thief." | |||
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Book-plates were used also to record the fact of a gift and the name of the maker of it, especially in the case where the recipient was an institu- tion. The early book-plate of Harvard College was large, most elaborate and exquisitely design | |||
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Revision as of 18:08, 6 November 2019
Ex libris
WHY AND WHEREFORE
In days when a book was a valu- able possession book-plates often carried a warning to the borrower such as the one used by John Hughes, a German of the 17th century, which, translated, read:
"By him who bought me for his own, I'm lent for reading, leaf by leaf. If honest you'll return the loan, If you retain me, you're a thief."
Book-plates were used also to record the fact of a gift and the name of the maker of it, especially in the case where the recipient was an institu- tion. The early book-plate of Harvard College was large, most elaborate and exquisitely design
