Pratt Institute Ex Libris Collection

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Collection Description

The Pratt Institute Ex Libris Collection consists of nineteenth- and twentieth-century bookplates from private and institutional libraries. The plates feature finely detailed engraving and etching, and serve as outstanding examples of period book art and typography. Represented in the collection are prominent American bookplate artists such as William Fowler Hopson and Joseph Winfred Spenceley, as well as important Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Swedish, and Spanish artists.

Collection URL

Click URL to view — http://library.pratt.edu/digital.html

Creator

Pratt Institute

Materials

Bookplates

Language

eng

Site Created

2006

Institution Type

Academic library

Inclusive Dates

1757 1950

Metro Funded Project

Yes

Metro Funding Year

2006

Full Project Title

Pratt Institute Ex Libris Collection

Part of Collection

digitalMETRO

Citation

Pratt Institute, "Pratt Institute Ex Libris Collection," in digitalMETRO, Item #23, http://www.nycdigital.org/items/show/23 (accessed February 8, 2012).

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