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Ex libris (Latin from books) is a special mark on the inside of book cover denoting its property.
The origins of ex libris goes back centuries ago when books were rare and expensive. Th owner of a book (usually an institutional library) used to proclaim the ownership of it.

See also : lithograph?.


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Last edited December 17, 2001 2:59 am by Kpjas (diff)
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