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English This first example is that of what is termed an “armorial binding”, where the coat of arms of an aristocratic family will serve to indicate ownership on a book’s binding. Such bindings are executed with exquisite care and a family’s arms are…

English This exquisite example of a mark of ownership is not even that of a book owner but that of a bookseller in Glasgow, Scotland, who had this item for sale in their shop. This practice ensured that this item could be traced back to its original…

Texte de présentation d'Helen Levine lors de la remise d'un prix, le Prix Femmes de mérite.

EnglishThe design here imitates that of a peacock’s fanned tail. After one has deposited the colours on the thickened solution of water and used the comb to create the first series of designs, one then uses a stylus to refine the design. The marbler…

EnglishThis image offers an illustration of the “ex-dono” inscription. In this case, author Georges Michel, in an inscription dated December 31, 1878, has dedicated this item “A monsieur le Général Marquis d’Alezac, Premier aide-de-camp de M. le…

Une photographie de groupe, du fonds Joseph Staško (20-002), avec des hommes, femmes, enfants et artistes participant à la cérémonie de remise du prix Milán R. Štefánik décerné à Emanuel T. Böhm à l'institut Ukrainian Institute of America à New York…

EnglishA Venetian, Gabriele Giolito de Ferrari (1508-1578), established a bookstore and printing shop in Venice with his father, named “Liberia del Fenice” (the Phoenix bookstore). As we have seen with other printer’s devices, the mark may illustrate…

Couleur de base #000099 pour la section "Québec" dans la ligne de temps "Libraries, Maisons d'éditions, Périodiques".

Couleur de base #b30047 pour la section "Ontario" dans la ligne de temps "Libraries, Maisons d'éditions, Périodiques".

Couleur de base #b38f00 pour la section "British Colombia, Alberta, Manitoba" dans la ligne de temps "Libraries, Maisons d'éditions, Périodiques".