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Bookplates of the Kings: Christine Price's Catalogue of Royal Bookplates by Christine Price (Paperback / softback, 2013)

Possibly the formal study of book plates can be dated to the work of Lord de Tabley in the 1880s. He attempted a schema of British plates, starting with the pre-Reformation period and identifying Jacobean, Queen Anne and Georgian styles. Plates as a reflection of the times have continued to multiply and, with the advent of the ebook, a growing number of plates are appended to electronic books. Royal bookplates, as this volume illustrates, are an important aspect of the subject. A Guide to the Study of Book-Plates (Ex-Libris), by Lord de Tabley (then the Hon. J. Leicester Warren M.A.) was published in 1880 in London by John Pearson of 46 Pall Mall. The book established what is w accepted as the general classification of styles of British ex-libris: early armorial (previous to Restoration, exemplified by the Nicholas Bacon plate); Jacobean, a somewhat misleading term, but distinctly understood to include the heavy decorative manner of the Restoration, Queen Anne and early Georgian days (the Lansar plate is Jacobean); Chippendale (the style above described as rococo, tolerably well represented by the French plate of Convers); wreath and ribbon, belonging to the period described as that of the urn, &c.

Edited by
Paul Rich
Introduction by
Paul Rich
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Dr. Paul Rich is a member of the Bibliographical Society of London, the Bibliographical Society of America, the Rare Book Club of Washington, and is a shareholder in the Library Company of Philadelphia. His particular interest is in Masonic bookplates, especially those related to the Royal Arch and Cryptic Degrees.
Format
Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Date of Publication
14/05/2013
Imprint
Westphalia Press
Country of Publication
United States

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