Scope and Contents
This collection contains examples of historical and modern Spanish bookplates. These ex-libris are either by Spanish artists or commissioned by Spanish patrons.
Dates
- circa 1500-1984
- Majority of material found within 1900 - 1950
Language of Materials
In English and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been transferred to Yale University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Yale Bookplate Collection was formerly housed in Sterling Memorial Library. The collection was incorporated into the Arts of the Book Collection in 1984 and then moved to the Seeley G. Mudd Library in 1990. In 2011, it was transferred to the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library.
Arrangement
Organized into four series: I. Bookplates – Artists & Individuals. II. Bookplates – To be filed. III. Bookplates – Miscellaneous. IV. Bookplates – Barcelona.
Extent
5.42 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection contains examples of bookplates by Spanish artists as well as those commissioned by Spanish patrons.
Processing Information
Some materials included in this collection indicate the provenance of the following collectors: A. Bernard C. K. Keeves, Baron Gunnar de Trönnberg, and Bernhard Bergl.
- Title
- Guide to the Collection of Spanish Bookplates
- Author
- Compiled by Christian Vazquez and Nathaniel Dolquist
- Date
- October 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections Repository
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