Ex Libris

Title

Ex Libris

Description

This collection features books that have elements that are not a part of the original text.

Creator

Abigail Davis

Contributor

Abigail Davis

Collection Items

"Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch"
A photograph of two women was found within the pages of a book.

"Nedra"
These images depict how a book was bound with a floral fabric, perhaps to prevent damage, as well as the inside of the back cover where a picture of a bride was pasted in, perhaps the owner of this book was a young girl who hoped to one day be a…

"Seven American classics"
This book was a treasure trove of paratextual elements! The owner used it as a safe place to stick little pieces of paper that meant a lot to her, including a valentine of a rabbit that reads "Honey Bunny" on the other side, a list of vocabulary…

"Household French"
This images show nother way a book might have been bound to prevent damage, as well as newspaper or magazine articles that were pasted in. The book is a french textbook of sorts and it is interesting that the articles also reference the french…
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