Log in or Sign up
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Books
>
A collection of title pages by the Plantin Press (17th/18th C.)
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Ex Libris, post: 9542733, member: 14916"]Yes, I know there were people that destroyed books to collect pages or pictures (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Ege" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Ege" rel="nofollow">Otto Ege</a> was a bookdealer that cut up many manuscripts for example). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the pages in this collection are in pristine condition. On almost all the title pages in my books are owners marks: names, library stamps, dirt or remains of handling the books. Except one or two pages they lack all of this. Also most of the pages are not cut symmetrical. That makes me think they are never used in a book.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ex Libris, post: 9542733, member: 14916"]Yes, I know there were people that destroyed books to collect pages or pictures ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Ege']Otto Ege[/URL] was a bookdealer that cut up many manuscripts for example). Most of the pages in this collection are in pristine condition. On almost all the title pages in my books are owners marks: names, library stamps, dirt or remains of handling the books. Except one or two pages they lack all of this. Also most of the pages are not cut symmetrical. That makes me think they are never used in a book.[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Books
>
A collection of title pages by the Plantin Press (17th/18th C.)
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Registered Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...