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The Welsh Book Plates: A Catalogue of Ex-Libris with Biographical Notes Explore a curated collection of Welsh book-plates and the people behind them, with thoughtful notes on origins, design, and lineage. This edition gathers a rich mix of armorial plates, pictorials, and later decorative styles, offering context for collectors and researchers alike.
The volume explains how “Welish” plates are defined for this grouping, spanning readers connected to Wales, the Marches, or Welsh life and descent, including families living in England and Ireland. It also traces the evolution of book-plates from early Jacobean designs to Rococo and modern eclectic styles, highlighting notable engravers, signatures, and occasional local printing origins. Alongside the plates, brief biographical details help locate the people who owned them and the eras they reflect.
- A detailed catalog of plates by owner, era, and style, with notes on armorials, wreaths, mantling, and pictorial elements
- Insights into engraving, dating, and the occasional local printer or signature
- Context on how Welsh connections shaped what counted as a “Welsh” plate in this collection
- Selected examples of landscape labels, book-pile designs, and other decorative formats
Ideal for coin‑and‑crown historians, library curators, book-plate enthusiasts, and readers curious about Welsh bibliographic heritage and its artistry.
- How plate styles reflect changing artistic tastes from Jacobean to 19th‑century eclectic work
- Identification tips for armorial versus non-armorial labels
- Notes on signatures, dates, and occasional printers like Carmarthen presses
Whether you are cataloging a collection, researching family history, or simply enjoying historic ex‑libris design, this book helps you recognize and appreciate the craft behind each plate.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This collection includes over 1400 rare Welsh bookplates that reveal insights into Welsh identity and heraldry over the past three centuries. The bookplates document a rich tapestry of Welsh history, featuring images of Welsh coats of arms, landscapes, historical figures, and cultural motifs. The book examines the evolution of Welsh heraldry, from its early Jacobean origins to its present-day forms, and provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of Welsh families and their connections to Wales. Researchers of Welsh genealogy and social history, as well as collectors of bookplates and those interested in Welsh culture, will find this book an invaluable resource. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333790509_0
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