The Beauty and the Thorn - Exlibris - Engraving

By Raymond Prevost. Name: Raymond Poincaré exlibris (Raymond Poincaré, 1860/1934, French politician, served as the tenth president of France during 1913/1920). Technique: Linocut. Year: 1922?. Size: 10.5 x 6 cm (screen) 30 x 21 cm (thick cardboard) Introduction of works: The exlibris owner Raymond Poincaré, 1860/1934, French politician, served as the tenth president of France during 1913/1920. There is also the author's signature in the lower left corner. Regarding the bookplate, it originated in the fifteenth century. Since books were not popular at that time and the cost was high, most of the people who could read books were church monks and nobles. The badge of the owner of the book, marked with the word EX-LIBRIS in Latin, is pasted on the butterfly page of the book, which means "this book belongs to me". Later, with the gradual popularization of printing and the increase in the number of books printed, the tradition of exlibris is still preserved. In the nineteenth century, with the help of many artists and bibliophiles, exlibris became a unique art department. Due to their small size, they are often referred to as paper Gemstone. The exlibris is a mark of ownership, and thus also reveals the preferences and tastes of the bibliophile. Artists have also developed rich themes for the exlibris.