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William Tracy Wallace
William Tracy Wallace (November 14, 1880 – February 29, 1948), known as W. T. Wallace, was a Canadians, Canadian-England, English artist and designer. Early life Wallace was born in Milton, Ontario, Milton, Ontario in 1880. He studied at the OCAD University, Ontario College of Art and was a member of the Toronto Art Students' League. He took his first job with the Toronto Lithographing Company, later becoming a staff artist and reporter at ''Saturday Night (magazine), Saturday Night''. Publishing career In 1902 Wallace immigrated to England with his business partners, Archibald Abernathy Martin, Thomas Garland Greene and Norman Mills Price. The group briefly studied at Goldsmiths, University of London, Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute and the Westminster School of Art before establishing Carlton Studios, an advertising and publishing graphics house based in London. Carlton Studios became the largest graphic design company in the United Kingdom, reaching a clie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bookplate
An ''Ex Libris'' (from ''ex-librīs'', ), also known as a bookplate (or book-plate, as it was commonly styled until the early 20th century), is a printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "book labels". Bookplates often bear a motif relating to the book's owner, such as a coat-of-arms, crest (heraldry), crest, badge, motto, or a design commissioned from an artist or designer. The name of the owner usually follows an inscription such as "from the books of..." or "from the library of...", or in Latin, "". Bookplates are important evidence for the provenance of books. The most traditional technique used to make bookplates is Burin_(engraving), burin engraving. The engraved copper matrix is then printed with an intaglio press on paper, and the resulting print can be pasted into the book to indicate ownership. Ink stamps directly stamped on the books are not considered as bookplates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
