Collection of Ex-Libris

Collection of approximately 8200 Ex-Libris (bookplates), as well as books and periodicals concerning Ex-Libris.
The collection offered here is divided into three subdivisions:
The first subdivision consists of approx. 4700 Ex-Libris created by Jewish artists or for Jewish book owners. This subdivision includes: · Ex-Libris created by important Jewish artists, including Ephraim Moshe Lilien (including rare Ex-Libris), Hermann Struck and Joseph Budko; Emil Orlik, Michael Fingsten and other artists. · Ex-Libris of Jewish institutes, universities and libraries from Israel and from abroad. · Original plate for an engraving by E.M. Lilien, “from the books of Reuven Breinin”. Sketches for Ex-Libris, by Emil Orlik. · Approx. 20 folders with prints, with original Ex-Libris (most of them signed), by artists and painters, most of which were printed in limited editions; including folders of the artists Carl Streller, Willi Geiger, Georg Jilovsky, Michael Fingsten, Arthur Paunzen, and others.
The second subdivision, “Samlung Paul Freier”, consists of Ex-Libris which were acquired as a complete collection compiled by the German collector Paul Freier. These Ex-Libris, approximately 3,500 in number, are arranged and classified according to the country of origin of the owners and by the names of the artists. This subdivision includes Ex-Libris of good quality, many of which are original and signed, as well as engravings by various international artists. This subdivision includes Ex-Libris with no Jewish connotation.
The third subdivision consists of about 140 books, catalogues and volumes of periodicals, all dealing with Ex-Libris. Among the books: books dedicated to Ex-Libris by specific artists, books dedicated to Ex-Libris by country of origin; volume of “Year Books” (Jahrbuch) - Österreichisches Jahrbuch für Exlibris und Gebrauchsgraphik (1910s – 1950s); volumes of the annual “Ex Libris Buchkunst und Angewandte Graphik”; volume of issues of the periodical “Zeitschrift für Bücherzeichen-Bibliothekenkunde und Gelehrtengeschichte”; and other catalogues and books, some of which are rare, printed in limited editions, with original Ex-Libris.