ex libris
Library book inscription
Ex libris is a Latin phrase meaning "from the books of," used on bookplates to indicate ownership: Ex libris John Smith.
The phrase appears on decorative labels pasted inside book covers, often with the owner's name and sometimes an illustration or motto.
As a noun, an ex libris is such a bookplate itself.
Glued-down endpaper
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- armorialOf hereditary emblems
crest · monogram · etching · woodcut · lithograph · label · motto · emblem
Scholar of old artifacts
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- ephemeraDisposables preserved as collectibles
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- first editionsOriginal printing runs
auctions · cataloging · archiving · conservation · restoration · appraisal · acquisition · vintage
State of owning
- belongingState of fitting in
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- titleFormal honorific or name
inscription · collection · patrimony · inheritance · custody · stewardship · donor · bequest
Stored historical records
- catalogOrdered list of items
- lendingTemporary provision of resources
- circulationMovement through a system
- stacksVertical arrangements of items
shelves · reference · reading room · classification · borrowing · patron · special collections · repository
pastedown
Glued-down endpaper
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
- inscriptionText permanently marked
armorial · crest · monogram · etching · woodcut · lithograph · label · motto · emblem · personalize
antiquarian
Scholar of old artifacts
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- ephemeraDisposables preserved as collectibles
- provenanceRecord of ownership
first editions · auctions · cataloging · archiving · conservation · restoration · appraisal · acquisition · vintage · curiosities
possession
State of owning
- belongingState of fitting in
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- provenanceRecord of ownership
title · inscription · collection · patrimony · inheritance · custody · stewardship · donor · bequest · dedication
archive
Stored historical records
- catalogOrdered list of items
- lendingTemporary provision of resources
- circulationMovement through a system
stacks · shelves · reference · reading room · classification · borrowing · patron · special collections · repository · accession
- book artillustration, book covers, frontispiece, book cover art, cover art
- book collectingbibliophiles, first editions, rare books, first edition, antiquarian
- literary collectiblesfirst editions, signed books, autographs, rare books, limited editions
- printing historyprinting press, Gutenberg, typographers, Gutenberg press, block printing
- book aestheticsbook covers, dust jackets, bookbinding, leather binding, typography
- bookbindingbookbinding, bookbinder, sewing, hand-bound, leather repair
ex librislibrary copy
Book owned by lending institution
library stamp · borrowed · on loan · public domain · communal property
library, librarian, libraries, libretto, librarians, bibliophile, bibliography, bibliomania, librarianship