Happy New Year to those of you who like to celebrate such things (not really into it myself  – it was 2009……now its 2010…so what??!).

Anyway, onto more interesting matters. Regular readers might know that I am a fan of vintage book-plate art. I am also a lover of Jungendstil – the the German interpretation of the Art Nouveau school of design so I was very interested to discover the book from which the images for this post are taken. Das Moderne Deutsche Gebrauchs Exlibris was written by Richard Braungart  and published in Munich in 1922. It features many examples of the work of outstanding ex-libris designers of the day. The Names of the artists are indicated. Enjoy:

The book features many, many more outstanding examples of bookplate art and I will be giving away a pdf of the book to my subscribers this week. If you would like to receive free vintage e-book like this in the future please enter you your details in the opt in box at the top of my homepage.