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Bookplate
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Label pasted into a book indicating its owner. Bookplates made by Christian Hebraists are known from the early 16th century. The earliest known bookplate made for a Jew was that of Isaac Mendes of London engraved by Benjamin Levi in 1746. In the 19th and 20th centuries Jewish bookplates often used Jewish symbols and motifs. ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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