Ex-libris is a branch of art that introduces and glorifies the book owner. Ex-libris are small-sized prints that book lovers paste on the inside cover of their books, with their names and pictures on different subjects. It literally means from …’s library, belonging to …’s library. It is the business card or title deed of the book. It introduces and glorifies the owner of the book and warns the borrower to return it. Ex-libris is an important communication tool. Although it was born as a necessity graphic, they are original works made with aesthetic concerns.

It brings art between people’s hands, into books, and makes them feel its mesmerising warmth.
Ex-librises are made to order for the living person or institution, reflecting their characteristics.
When we look at the creation process, it is seen that all the possibilities of the art of painting are used. When we look at its functional side, it can be considered as a graphic design product.

It is known that the first and oldest example of ex-libris was made on a tile in 1400 BC and was attached to the chests containing the papyrus rolls of the Egyptian king Amenhophis III.

In 1450, the first ex-libris on paper was made for the German priest Johannes Knabenberg, known by the nickname “Igler” (hedgehog). The ex-libris depicting a hedgehog biting a flower reads “Hans Igler can kiss you”.

Ex-libris in the real sense started to be made with the invention of the printing press.

Later, ex-libris began to be used not only for pasting on books, but also as objects of accumulation and exchange. It ceased to be a book-specific sign and became independent as an original graphic work.

From the 19th century onwards, associations began to publish bulletins, books, address lists and organise competitions for the exchange.

The long side of the ex-libris should not be larger than 13 cm. and should be reproduced and numbered as in printmaking. For reproduction, engraving/C3, wood printing/X2, linoleum printing/X3, lithography/L, serigraphy/S, offset/P7, photography/P8, computer-aided design/CGD are used.

Ex-libris in Turkey has been recognised with books bought from the West. Books with ex-libris, which are widely used in European countries, came to our country through second-hand sales, and when the owners of the books died, they were donated to libraries by their relatives or sold to booksellers.

Although the seals seen on manuscripts and printed books from the Ottoman period are accepted as a sign of ownership, they do not belong to the ex-libris type. However, with their unique calligraphic structures, they fulfilled this function as the coat of arms or logo of the people they belonged to.

In our country, since the 2000s, young people who make ex-libris have started to be trained especially in institutions where art and design education is given. Ex-libris design is taught as a course in 7 universities, including Istinye University. Universities and municipalities organise ex-libris competitions. Artists now open solo exhibitions and win awards in international competitions. There are 27 postgraduate theses on ex-libris. The only thing that is lacking is ex-libris collecting.

Nowadays, our artists and designers open personal ex-libris exhibitions, participate in international competitions and receive awards. The biggest deficiency in our country is ex-libris collecting.

Founded in Ankara in 1997, the Ex-libris Association now continues its activities in Istanbul. One of the 10 museums in the world, Istanbul Ex-libris Museum, with its collection of over 12,500 ex-libris, is located at Selçuk Ecza Holding, Altunizade, Mahir İz Cad. 45 Üsküdar address, awaits the interest of art lovers.

Ex-libris exhibitions have been held in 14 cities in our country and in Germany, Belgium, Belarus, China, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Canada and Russia.

Five international ex-libris competitions have been organised and the XXXIIIth FISAE International Ex-libris Congress was held in 2010 with the participation of 280 people from 40 countries.

* Istinye University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Visual Communication Design,
President of Istanbul Ex-libris Association, Founder of Istanbul Ex-libris Museum

Antique Bookplates: www.davidsongalleries.com/antique-book-plates/

Argentina Exlibris: ex-libris-argentina.blogspot.com.tr/

Arkady Pugachevsky: pugachevsky.name/arkady/collection-exlibris.html

Association of Collectors and Friends of Exlibris (SSPE): www.sspe.cz/english

Bookplate Society: www.bookplatesociety.org/

Club Exlibris Suisse: www.exlibris-selc.ch/

Deutsche Exlibris-Gesellschaft e.V. (DEG): https://exlibris-deg.de/

Digital Exlibris Museum: art-exlibris.net/

Durmuş Bahar: durmusbahar.blogspot.com.tr/

E-bay Exlibris Shop: www.ebay.com/bhp/ex-libris

Eva Farji: evafarji.weebly.com/ex-libris.html

Exlibris Aboensis: exlibrisaboensis.yhdistysavain.fi/

Ekslibris Söyleşi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xDBW2H8PrA&t=15s

Frederikshavn Exlibris Collection: art-exlibris.net

Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum & Exlibrissamling: https://frederikshavnkunstmuseum.dk/exlibris/

Gennady Pugachevsky: pugachevsky.name/gennady/collection-exlibris.html

GRAPHIA / ex libris: https://www.graphiavzw.be/index.php

Hasip Pektas: www.hasippektas.com

Hayk Grigoryan: www.haykgrigoryan.com/exlibris.html

Istanbul International Journal of Exlibris: http://exlibrist.net/index.php/exlibrist/issue/archive

International Union of Social Associations of Bibliophiles Moscow: www.knigoluby.ru/

Istanbul Exlibris Society: www.aed.org.tr/tr/

Julian Jordanov: Ex-librises by Julian Jordanov

Katarina Vavrova: http://www.katarinavavrova.sk/

Konstantin Kalynovych: www.kalynovych.net/kk_exlibris.html

Krzysztof Marek Bak: https://www.facebook.com/kmbak.exlibris/

Marin Gruev: https://www.facebook.com/MarinGruevArt

Martin Manojlin: www.manojlin.com/exlibris

Martin R. Baeyens: https://martinbaeyens.wixsite.com/portfolio/works

New Avustralian Bookplate Society: www.bookplatesociety.org.au

Nurgül Arıkan: www.nurgularikan.com/

Pinterest: pinterest.com/ex-librises-from-the-world/

Sergiy Hrapov: www.hrapov.com/

Sint_Niklaas Exlibris Museum: musea.sint-niklaas.be/exlibris

Suomen-exlibrisyhdistys: www.nimikot.fi/nimikkoseurat/suomen-exlibrisyhdistys/

Tezcan Bahar: tezcanbaharexlibris.blogspot.com.tr/

Varna International Exlibris Competition: https://www.exlibris-competition-varna.org/home/

Veselin Damyanov-ves: veselindamyanov-ves.blogspot.com.tr

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EX-LIBRIST International Journal of Ex-libris Publication Principles

– Articles should be in Times New Roman font and 12 pt.

-The author of the article; He / she must fully indicate his / her name, surname, institution and academic title, full address, telephone number and e-mail address.

The title of the article should be written in Turkish and English.

At the beginning of the article, there should be a short summary in Turkish and English with a maximum of 100 words. Instead of the abstract, the abstract should be written in italic with 9 points.

-Turkish and English abstracts should contain at least three keywords / keywords at the end.

Visual elements such as tables, figures and pictures can be used in the articles if necessary. Tables, figures and pictures used should be specified in the text and each visual should be sent as an e-mail with a resolution of 120 pixels / cm or 304 pixels / inch and in JPEG format.

-The visuals used in the text should be numbered as Visual 1., Visual 2.,… and the information about that visual should be written under the visual.

– Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Word program using Times New Roman font, 12 font size and 1.5 line spacing, left aligned.

– Citations in the text should be specified in parentheses as either name, date, page / page range or name, date and page. Sample; In direct and indirect quotations (Gombrich, 1997, p.296), indirect quotations with page ranges (Gombrich, 1997, p.291-296). For sources with two or more authors or written by legal entities and those without an author, APA (American Psychological Association) publication guidelines should be consulted.

-Direct quotations should be given in quotation marks if less than 3 lines and in normal text order, if longer than 3 lines, two centimeters from the left and right of the line, aligned to the left, with 9 pt. In this case, quotation marks should not be used.

– Footnotes should be numbered at the bottom of the page and used only for explanations.

-Every reference in the text should be included in the bibliography, and every source in the bibliography should be referred in the text. Other references that are not referenced but used should be specified under a different heading such as “additional bibliography” or “supplementary bibliography”.

– The references should be at the end of the article and the references in the bibliography should be given in accordance with the examples below.

Examples:

Book with a Single Author

Surname, A. (Year of Publication). Title of the Book. Place of Publication: Publisher. Cömert, B. (1991). On Art and Literature. Ankara: Damar Publications.

Translated Book

Surname, A. (Year of Publication). Title of the Book (A. Surname, Trans.). Place of Publication: Publisher. Kuspit, D. (2006). End of Art (Y.Tezgiden, Trans.). Istanbul: Metis Publications.

Chapter in an Edited Book

Surname, A. (Year of Publication). Publication Name. A. Editor (Jun./Ed.). Title of the Book (p. Page numbers). Place of Publication: Publisher. Buren, D. (2005). Function of the Museum. Ali Artun (Ed.). Artist Museums (p. 150-156). Istanbul: Communication Publications.

Book with Two Authors

Surname, A., Surname, B. (Year of Publication). Title of the Book. Place of Publication: Publisher. Horkheimer, M., Adorno, T. (1995). Dialectics of Enlightenment, (O. Özügül, Trans.). Istanbul: Kabalcı Publishing House.

Multi Author Book

Surname, A., Surname. B., Surname, C. et al. (Year of Publication). Title of the Book. Place of Publication: Publisher. Abisel, N., Arslan, U.T., Behçetoğulları, P. et al. (2005). Very Strange Very Familiar. Istanbul: Metis Publications

Legal Authorized Book

REGULATORY. (Year of Publication). Title of the Book. Place of Publication: Publisher. TÜBİTAK. (2002). Scientific Publishing in the 21st Century: Goals and Approaches. Ankara: Tübitak Publications.

Journal Article

Surname, A. (Year of Publication). Article Name. Journal Name, volume (issue), page numbers. Kökten, U. (2013). A Dream Garden. Our Art World, 132, 50-57.

Newspaper Article

Surname, A. (Day Month Year). Article Name. Newspaper Name, page numbers. Bayar, Y. (04. April 2006). Is Humanity Getting Stupid ?. Hurriyet, p. 14

Unpublished Thesis

Surname, A. (Year of Publication). Thesis Name. (Unpublished Master’s / Doctorate / Proficiency in Art Thesis / Report). University Name, Location.

Electronic Resource-Article

Surname, A. (Year of Publication). Article title. Journal Name, volume (issue), page numbers. Access: Day Month Year, http: // network address

Electronic Resource-Anonymous Web Page

Name of the resource. Access: Day Month Year, http: // network address

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