bookplate
Library volume identifier
A bookplate is a decorative label pasted inside a book's front cover to identify ownership.
Traditionally bearing the owner's name and often the Latin phrase "ex libris" (from the library of), bookplates range from simple printed labels to elaborate engravings featuring coats of arms, personal mottos, or artistic designs: She designed a custom bookplate for her collection.
Ownership inscription in books
- bibliophileLover of books
- bookwormVoracious reader
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- ownershipLegal right of possession
personalized · armorial · crest · heraldry · monogram · motto · pastedown · flyleaf
Blank page in books
- endpaperLeaf connecting binding, cover
- pastedownGlued-down endpaper
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- colophonBook's production statement
frontispiece · parchment · vellum · folio · binding · leather · gilt · marbled
Carving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- woodcutRelief print from timber
- lithographStone-based printing method
- illustrationPicture explaining something
pictorial · calligraphy · ornamentation · motif · vignette · border · decorative · graphic
Disposables preserved as collectibles
- antiquesValuable old items
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- auctionsCompetitive public sales
appraisal · cataloging · acquisition · provenance · incunabula · conservation · restoration · heirlooms
Old valued collectible
- agedAdvanced in years
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- historicalOf documented times
period · classic · nostalgic · time-worn · heritage · bygone · traditional · old-fashioned
ex-libris
Ownership inscription in books
- bibliophileLover of books
- bookwormVoracious reader
- inscriptionText permanently marked
ownership · personalized · armorial · crest · heraldry · monogram · motto · pastedown · flyleaf · endpapers
flyleaf
Blank page in books
colophon · frontispiece · parchment · vellum · folio · binding · leather · gilt · marbled · deckled
engraving
Carving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- woodcutRelief print from timber
- lithographStone-based printing method
illustration · pictorial · calligraphy · ornamentation · motif · vignette · border · decorative · graphic · artist
ephemera
Disposables preserved as collectibles
- antiquesValuable old items
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
auctions · appraisal · cataloging · acquisition · provenance · incunabula · conservation · restoration · heirlooms · curiosities
antique
Old valued collectible
historical · period · classic · nostalgic · time-worn · heritage · bygone · traditional · old-fashioned · yellowed
- book partspage, pages, cover, index, chapter
- book artillustration, frontispiece, cover art, chapter heading, headpiece
- book collectingbibliophiles, first editions, first edition, antiquarian, private libraries
- rare booksGutenberg Bible, first edition, rare editions, first editions, first printing
- bookbindingsewing, hand-bound, leather repair, signatures, headbands
- booksnovel, textbooks, study guides, paperback, hardcover