Project Gutenberg 2016-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 131 Stone, Wilbur Macey 1862 1941 03000730 Book-plates of To-day Bookplates of Today Produced by Chris Curnow, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Book-plates of To-day" by Wilbur Macey Stone is a specialized artistic publication written in the early 20th century. This book offers insights into the art and design of book-plates, which are decorative labels affixed to the inside cover of a book, indicating ownership. The book showcases various works by contemporary designers, discussing their significance and the aesthetic components involved in creating these miniature art pieces. The content is an exploration of book-plates from various artists, highlighting distinctions in style, purpose, and artistic expression. Stone delves into the function of book-plates as not just ownership markers but as reflections of personal taste and artistic endeavor. He includes examples from both American and British designers, critiques design elements, and discusses broader themes such as the balance of beauty and utility in art. The text also addresses the controversial use of nude figures in book-plates, questioning their place in this form of artistic expression. Overall, the book serves as a comprehensive guide to appreciating the art of modern book-plate design. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bookplates Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 145371 145461 2024-09-21T13:25:50.792228 2023-09-22T10:21:54.372889 text/html text/html 139718 2016-04-03T13:20:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4329912 2016-04-03T13:21:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4312107 2024-09-21T13:26:03.161150 application/epub+zip 4309563 2024-09-21T13:25:55.320242 application/epub+zip 103090 2024-09-21T13:25:51.626215 application/epub+zip 6086052 2024-09-21T13:26:06.774132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6012006 2024-09-21T13:25:59.378178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128039 2022-09-23T14:01:31.140584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104956 104759 2024-09-21T13:25:49.903222 2023-09-22T10:21:53.019874 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 105183 2016-04-03T13:20:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 39848 2016-04-03T13:21:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17718 2024-09-21T13:26:06.926128 application/rdf+xml 9089 2024-09-21T13:25:51.722217 image/jpeg 1740 2024-09-21T13:25:51.674247 image/jpeg 4332244 2024-09-21T13:25:51.038268 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog