Illustrated Guide to Book Plates: From Dürer to Matisse

Author: Wu Xingwen
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Bookplates are a form of artistic expression in miniature prints and have long been known as "jewels on paper." Over the centuries, through the promotion and popularization by master artists such as Dürer, Hogarth, Goya, Escher, and Matisse, they have gradually become artworks for ordinary people to create, exchange, and collect. The creation of bookplates in Taiwan began during the Japanese colonial era. Today, with the maturity of computer drawing technology, future bookplates combining humanity and technology will forever convey cultural messages.