Collection of Bookplates by Alfred Cossmann

Collection

Call Number: BKP 70

Scope and Contents

The collection contains bookplates by Alfred Cossmann, an Austrian graphic artist and engraver. In addition to ex-libris, the collection also contains a variety of greeting cards and other illustrations by Cossmann.

Dates

1902-1944

Creator

Cossmann, Alfred, 1870-1951

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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 – Individuals. II. Bookplates – Duplicates. III. Other Works. IV. Ephemera.

Any correspondence or ephemeral materials relating to a specific bookplate are filed together with the bookplate.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

German

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/arts.bkp.0070

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains bookplates by Alfred Cossmann, an Austrian graphic artist and engraver.

Biographical / Historical

Alfred Cossmann (1870-1951) was an Austrian graphic artist and engraver, active in Vienna during the first half of the 20th century and well known for his bookplate designs.