I wish I had a photograph of this bookmark. It’s at the Royal Brunei Museum in their extensive Islamic Arts Gallery. Unfortunately, they don’t allow cameras.
This gallery at the museum has an amazing collection of pottery, bronzes, weavings, carvings, weaponry, and many other forms of Islamic art. The museum is also known for its illuminated [...]
Entries from December 2006
16th Century Indian Bookmark
December 6th, 2006 · 4 Comments
Tags: bookmark · exhibitions
Intralibris: Things Found Within Books
December 5th, 2006 · 1 Comment
I received a comment on one of my posts from cdavid, the owner of the Intralibris blog. Following his link, I was treated to a delighful series of images of items from his collection. They are all things that he’s found in books. Presumably, they were all used as bookmarks. They’re a pretty [...]
Back from Borneo
December 4th, 2006 · 2 Comments
We’re back from our vacation with lots of pictures and stories. But, since this is the Bookmark Collector blog, I’ll limit myself, here, to those related to bookmarks. For other images and stories from Borneo, you can check out my personal blog at alanirwin.com.
I went wild on his trip and acquired quite a few bookmarks. [...]
Tags: bookmark