{"id":781,"date":"2015-05-10T10:55:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T08:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesestunden.de\/?p=781"},"modified":"2025-09-12T17:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:43:06","slug":"exlibris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesestunden.de\/en\/2015\/05\/bookplate\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookplate"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

I\u2019ve been hoarding books for quite some time now (actually, for as long as I can remember), but I only heard about ex libris<\/em> about three weeks ago on Petra\u2019s blog<\/a>. Strange, really, because I think the idea behind it is wonderful. Ex libris<\/em> are pasted-in labels or stamps that identify the owner of a book. It\u2019s not exactly a new idea\u2014according to Wikipedia<\/a>, ex libris first appeared in the 15th century. Quite a charming tradition, and after lending out a few books that never found their way back to me, it quickly became clear that I needed my own ex libris. You can\u2019t hesitate with things like that\u2014on vacation you don\u2019t wait long to mark your lounge chair early in the morning with your towel either ;) (okay, not entirely true, I\u2019ve never actually gone on a boring beach holiday).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The picture above shows my ex libris stamp. Naturally, I didn\u2019t want a mass-produced stamp, so I searched the internet thoroughly. I came across a talented artist from Stockholm who had made a ship-themed ex libris stamp for her sister. The artist\u2019s name is Tian Gan, and she used to have a website (sadly now offline) where she offered her stamps\u2014some with very nerdy designs. There were some truly beautiful motifs among them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"My<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I found a ship to be a perfect choice of motif. It expresses, on many levels, what excites me about literature\u2014setting off on journeys in my mind, experiencing adventure, venturing out onto a sea full of unknown impressions. But it also works quite literally, since I love books about the sea, about pirates and privateers (a setting that, sadly, isn\u2019t very popular\u2014at least I haven\u2019t found many good pirate books). I also really like the simplicity of the design.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Tian modified the original design she had made for her sister and replaced the skull and crossed sabers with the flower from my homepage<\/a> (basically my logo). You can see the result in these pictures.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"My<\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I\u2019m absolutely thrilled with the excellent quality and the personalized design. Now I\u2019ll start stamping my books\u2014though not all of them, only the premium ones I\u2019ll never part with.<\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been hoarding books for quite some time now (actually, for as long as I can remember), but I only heard about ex libris about three weeks ago on Petra\u2019s blog. Strange, really, because I think the idea behind it is wonderful. Ex libris are pasted-in labels or stamps that identify the owner of a … <\/p>\n

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