Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

A Victim’s Information Bookmark has been produced by the Dabadie Correctional Center in Louisiana – Link

Bookmarks explaining the serious meaning behind Denim Day were passed out by students at Golden Valley High School (California) – Link

You know the Mandarin Hotel in Barcelona is a class act when room service places a bookmark into the book you left open on your bed – Link

Articles:

The Friends of the Spanish River (Canada) have two new bookmarks with information about sturgeon – Link

This month is the 30th anniversary of the Post-it Note, which was inspired by the desire to make a bookmark that wouldn’t slip out of a hymnal – Link

Contests :

The Magic Tree Bookstore (Illinois) is holding a bookmark design contest – Link

Contest Winners:

Mackenzie Hudson won the National Bookmobile Day Bookmark Contest sponsored by the Coshocton (Ohio) Public Library Bookmobile – Link

Winners of the St. Joseph County (Indiana) Public Library’s Create-a-bookmark contest were announced – Link

Here are the winners of the bookmark design competition at the Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom Library Media Center (India) – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A tutorial for making a bookmark card, by Hayley at All Things Pink and Fluffy – Link

A Japanese bookmark pattern you can download and print, at Free Printables Online – Link

A tutorial on making beaded ribbon bookmarks, at Sweet Pyro Angel’s Natterings – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Some charms put together for a Devil Wears Prada theme on this hookmark, at Felt Cabin – Link

Hematite and steel beads are used in this bookthong, by Gilliauna at Zibbet - Link

Silver angel charms on this hookmark, by Vivien at Vien Artcorner – Link

A bookmark design for mystery lovers, at Impressive Inscriptions – Link

Free:

Although they have just run out, HelioPower was giving out a free bookmark that had embedded flower seeds for Earth Day this year – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

In celebration of World Book Day, five libraries will have bookmark displays with parts of Olga’s collections – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A photo of the New Church in Delft (Netherlands) – Link

A photo of a street scene from Leige (Belgium) – Link

A plastic bookmark with an image of Eyore, from Japan – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

Wow! Pictures & schematics from a 1902 relief effort around a volcano eruption – Link

An advertisement for a tackle block – Link

A personal, handwritten note – Link

A handwritten Chocolate Mousse recipe – Link

A little birthday card in an envelope – Link

Marcapaginas: Alia

A beautiful collection of Victorian bookmarks – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

Mirage is building up it’s third set of 8 bookmarks in their Beauties of the Art History series – Link

Miscellaneous:

A second lot of bookmarks from Indrets del Ripolles, at El Bressol – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks

A crocheted bookmark and die cut bookmark received in an exchange, at  The Holistic Knitter’s Blog – Link

A beautiful stamped, colored and punched paper bookmark, by Sandi Kelly at Paper Trail – Link

A nice cross stitched design on this bookmark, at Annie Bebop’s Coloring Book – Link

A nice punched and colored paper bookmark (and the right design decision to NOT go 3D!), by Alicia at Time to Create… – Link

A fun stamped & colored paper bookmark, at Graphix and Designs by Nikki – Link

Beaded angels are the ornaments on these hookmarks, by Vivien at Vien Artcorner – Link

A set of bookmarks from colored digital images, by Sonya at Stamp Works – Link

A lovely stamped and colored paper bookmark and pocket stand, by Dawn at Paper Temptress – Link

A stamped and colored paper bookmark card and bag, by June Annand at My Creative Corner – Link

Painted bookmarks using scrap watercolor paper, by Judith Bailey at Outer Banks Vintage Art – Link

A crocheted bookmark of the Earth, at Craft Gawker – Link

A nice little bookmark made from a tag, by Peach360 at My Hobby Lobby – Link

A beautiful combination of fabric and batik paper in this bookmark set, by Gize from GizeCraft – Link

Plastic bookmarks from recycled packaging material, by Eileen Hull – Link

Bookmark cards made from stamped, colored, and cut paper, at Edie B. Stamps – Link

A magnetic bookmark card, at Pattie’s Cards – Link

A stamped and colored bookmark and card made for a challenge, by Kathie Bailey at Just an Inkling – Link

A magnetic bookmark in the shape of a ribbon award, by Jennifer at Thimbles, Bobbins, Paper, and Ink – Link

A nice little embroidered bookmark, at Adaiha - Link

A huge set of handmade bookmarks prepared for a swap, at Little Scraps of Jen – Link

Two cross-stitched bookmarks received as part of a swap, at Grandma’s Red Needle – Link

Two multicolored tatted cross bookmarks, by Nancy at New To Me – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

A discussion on making windowed shapes as frames for stitched bookmarks – Link

Some beautiful needlework are on the bookmarks illustrating this post on donating purchased bookmarks to the Challenge (and some great links for buying bookmarks) – Link

The Stitching ForLliteracy program is officially now a year round program associated with more than Children’s Book Week. Contact Jen if you have an interest in other connections (great move, Jen!) – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Dictionaries and bookmarks were given to every third grader in Washington County (Maryland) – Link

The Eddy County  (New Mexico) Community Health Council is publishing bookmarks with safety warnings on how to avoid the H1N1 virus – Link

Here are a set of photos from an amazing exhibition at the Mayakovsky Central City Public Library in St. Petersburg (Russia), at the Russian Souvenir Project – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A bookmark decorating workshop for young children will be held at the Discovery Cove Nature Center in Norman (Oklahoma) - Link

Included in this post on the winners of some free bookmarks are the instructions on making these ribbon bookmarks with beaded ornaments, by Laura de Leon at I’m Booking It – Link

You can win a free personalized bookmark or download and print a plain version, at Learning Treasures – Link

Corner of the Library:

A fashion illustration from Harpers magazine 1862 – Link

The Freedom sculpture from the top of the U.S. Capital Building Dome - Link

An illustration from the book Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope – Link

An illustration from The Warden, also by Anthony Trollope – Link

And from another book by the same author, an illustration of Mrs. Proudie – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Mirage Bookmarks:

A beautiful wood and wire bookmark with a simple, clean design – Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Olga has pictures from a bookmark exhibition at the library of the Arthur Edwards CRA College in Valparaiso, Chile – Link

Mondopunt:

Three different series of bookmarks: chicken recipes, Biotherm, and tea – Link

Wow, who knew there were several series of mushroom themed bookmarks? Here are ten from three sets – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A beautiful photo of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany - Link

Three bookmarks from Poland – Link

Two paper bookmarks from the US – Link

Two German bookmarks that encourage reading – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A older photo of a family in front of the Donner Pass – Link

An invoice for a coupl of boxes of candy – Link

A napkin with some hand sketches – Link

A black and white phot of an officer and his dog – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A set of ATCs and a stamped & colored paper bookmark as part of a craft challenge, at Lace Ribbons, Buttons and Bows – Link

A stamped bookmark made with an image of the Old Grist Mill, at Artistic Outpost – Link

Some lovely painted bookmarks, by Marty Mason at Marty’s Fiber Musings – Link

A cross stitched bookmark with an image of Peter Rabbit, by Louise Michelle Reade at About.Com:Cross-Stitch – Link

A metallic hookmark from St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg (Russia) – Link

Some fabulous hand-crafted bookmarks made and received for a Craftster swap, at Jess Gets Creative – Link

Diana has made a series of beautiful paper bookmarks that are assembled from folded and stamped paper, at Cards, Scrapbooks, Crafts and Other Good Junk… – Link

A stamped paper bookmark along with a card, made for a birthday by Tip Top at Tip Top Toppers Things – Link

Another Bee Crafty Challenge bookmark, this one is a bit different with foliage adorning a card stock base, at Teri’s Cards and Toppers – Link

Some very cute clip style bookmarks with geisha images on stamped paper, by Nina at Queen Kat Designs – Link

Miscellaneous:

Alan Orloff has just finished desiging a bookmark to promote his new novel Diamonds for the Dead – Link

Nina Seven has posted pictures of the promotional bookmark for her book Theodore the Tree – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Jen has an update on her progress for the bookmark challenge, including her plan to build a list of libraries that would like to receive bookmarks (contact her if you’re associated with a library). She also announces the Bookmark Convention – Link

I’ve been laying the groundwork and checking in with other bookmark bloggers and manufacturers, just making sure I wasn’t onto some crazy notion that made perfect sense to me and no one else. And what I found is that there was A LOT of interest, excitement, and ideas about a convention, and about how accessible a virtual convention can be.

So now, we’re going public. The website can be found at:

• www.bookmarkcollectorsvirtualconvention.com
• www.bookmarkcollectorsconvention.com
• www.bookmarkconvention.com
• www.bmcvc.com

The official website is the last one in the list (also the shortest!), but any of the names will get you there (and the longer ones may be easier to remember). There you’ll find a lot of documentation and descriptions.

So what is a virtual convention? Well, here’s the official press release:

FIRST VIRTUAL CONVENTION FOR BOOKMARK COLLECTORS

On February 20 and 21, 2010 the first convention for bookmark collectors will take place online. For 24 hours, bookmark collectors from all over the world will meet to give and attend seminars, view galleries, shop, swap, and socialize with other collectors and enthusiasts. For many collectors, this will be the first time they will have the opportunity to meet and discuss their passion with other enthusiasts, live.

If you collect bookmarks, make bookmarks, or are curious about bookmarks; if you are interested in ephemera, biblio-paraphernalia, craft samplers, book history, small art, or collectibles; or if you are interested in seeing the first virtual convention for collectors of any sort, then stop by the website and register for the Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention.

Convention Website: www.bmcvc.com or www.bookmarkconvention.com

Contact: Alan Irwin, info@bmcvc.com

Lauren Roberts, lauren@bmcvc.com

For announcements and updates, read the blog or subscribe to the newsletter

At the website you’ll find the current plans. But, it’s still early and not everything has been set. We are still looking for input, ideas, and participants.

So please add to the discussion, either in the forums, by adding a comment here, or writing to me at the convention address. This is a chance to create something we can all enjoy and learn from and an opportunity to add to the hobby regardless of our “collectors credentials”.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

It takes a particularly beautiful bookmark to get past Lauren Robert’s aversion to religious themed bookmarks, but these five have (deservedly) cleared that hurdle in her lovely post at BiblioBuffet - Link

Laine Farley has a post rounding up a variety of unusual bookmarks that have been released in the last year, at BiblioBuffet - Link

A practical discussion on creating promotional bookmarks, at Digrafica - Link

The Dean at Collectors Quest has a post discussing ways to sell items from your collection – Link

Another article discussing the advantages of bookmarks as promotional items, at Printing QA – Link

Contests :

The International Falls (Minnesota) Public Library’s summer reading program has kids recording information about each book they read on bookmarks provided by the library – Link

One bookmark giveaway contest ends as another begins, at Dog Ear Diary – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A pattern for a colorful tatted bookmark, at Free Tatting Patterns – Link

Downloadable graphics that can be printed and assembled into a bookmark, at Audrey Jeanne’s Expressions – Link

Tutorial for making a paper corner bookmark, by Brandi at Victoria Case Stamps – Link

A cross stitch pattern with a friendship saying, by Connie G. Barwick at About.com: Cross-stitch – Link

A video tutorial on making a bookmark from an empty tissue box, at Cargo Networking – Link

Very detailed instructions with pictures on how to make a tassel for your bookmark, at wikiHow - Link

I chuckled when I saw the words Bodice Ripper appear on this cross-stitch pattern (my Mom reads a lot of romance novels), by Connie G. Barwick at About.com: Cross-Stitch – Link

Instructions for making an Easter cross paper bookmark with a card, by Edna Taylor at Cuddly Buddly – Link

Here is a tutorial for a different kind of bookmark. It also includes an eyeglasses case, by Anne E. Weaver at Sewing Crafts – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Nancy Malay makes a series of vintage style bookmarks for sale, at Vintage Whimsey – Link

A pink ribbon bookmark for breast cancer awareness, at Breast Cancer News – Link

Clip style bookmark with bone shaped ornament made from crystals, at Vie Couture – Link

A glowing bookmark with the image of a Compact Florescent Lightbulb (CFL), at Nerd Approved – Link

You can get a free laminated bookmark that’s a sample of the what you can buy at Tail Cards – link

A beautiful handmade bookmark with a vintage image of Marie Antoinette, by Lynn at Her Creative Spirit – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Natalia

A beautiful set of bookmarks about the Encyclopedia of Galicia which were uniquely packaged in a lovely wooden box – Link

A couple of very fun bookmarks intended for children (or me) to color – Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Olga has posted pictures from another of her great bookmark displays – Link

Mondopunt:

An interesting post on the subtle differences in several bookmark series which have been found by collectors with a keen eye for detail – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A postcard from Texas with a typewritten personal note – Link

An index card with a hand written note – Link

A vintage pamphlet advertising a cocktail – Link

A baby picture – Link

A drawing of an insect stinger inside of a Latin textbook – Link

Flikr Images:

Some Japanese novelty bookmarks, by Kawaii Japan – Link

Stamped paper bookmarks made with hand-made stamps, by Nikolina100, Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A stamped paper corner bookmark, at Ruth’s Stamping Corner – Link

A two-color tatted bookmark with an ornate design, at Wanda’s Knotty Thoughts – Link

Patricia uses her new Personal Cutter Machine to create some bookmarks (and some other things), at A Little Hut – Link

A sweet little embroidered bookmark made from a child’s drawing for a father’s day gift, at So Wabi Sabi – Link

A set of ribbon  bookmarks made as part of a challenge, by Adela at Creations by AR – Link

A corner bookmark with flower ornament, by Aaron B. at Booth 32 – Link

A set of corner bookmarks made for a workshop, by Sarah-Jane at Cards and a Cuppa – Link

A lovely illustration on a paper bookmark, by Tanis at Paper Princess At Play – Link

A cute little butterfly pattern on this hand stitched bookmark, by Sue at MindNSoul - Link

Miscellaneous:

A commemorative bookmark for the new Transformers movie, by Nemesis Jazz – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

An update on the plans for the next Stitching for Literacy event – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Frank X. Roberts at BiblioBuffet discusses his collection of bookmark allusions, a new wrikle on this hobby that has me completely intrigued – Link

A very unfortunate story about some free promotional bookmarks that were suppose to be eco-friendly, but turned out to be a health disaster – Link

In Fort Meyers, Florida, the local Goodwill has a summer reading program where kids receive a bookmark on which they track the books that they read, and once it’s filled up they can receive a free meal at a local restaurant – Link

Contest Winners:

The Cultural Crossroads Mail Art Show, with bookmarks submitted from artists all over the world, has a video of the 20 winning entries – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Instructions on making a stamped bookmark that slides into a card, over at JustRite Stampers – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Mirage has a new bookmark available, it’s a clip style bookmark cut from stainless steel in the shape of an apple – Link

Over at A Creative Journal, Heather is trying to find a source for a pen shaped leather bookmark she received in a swap – Link

Here’s a sterling silver clip-style bookmark with a Celtic knot adornment – Link

A handmade pewter bookmark with a dragon head adornment and crystal teardrops – Link

Sterling silver, glass and pewter bookmark with a java (coffee) theme – Link

A paper bookmark with a glossy photo of Ricky and the Whites with the Skaggs family – Link

A cute little paper-clip style bookmark with a felt figure of Joe Coffee Bean, by girlgolite at Etsy - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Here are some photos from the inauguration of Olga’s bookmark exhibit at the Santiago library – Link

Mondopunt:

As part of their 10 year anniversary, the land conservation foundation Territori I Paisatge has collected the images from their annual Christmas cards (all original art) into a set of bookmarks – Link

Handmade Bookmarks:

Jennifer B. has posted a couple of pictures of her cross stitched bookmark – Link

Interesting paper bookmark with a volvelle (a rotating disk that calculates something) over at Paper Popups – Link

A cross stitch bookmark of King Dede at the Sprite Stitch blog – Link

This is the first bookmark in a series drawn by Dar Wolverine and shown on JaxPad (follow the right arrow key to see the complete set) – Link

A bookmark made as a gift for a birthday party, at Cake makes The World A Better Place – Link

A pretty wild post over at holly’s never everland where she discusses (and has photos) of bookmarks she’s made over the years – Link

Miscellaneous:

A picture of a ‘found’ bookmark in a library book: an Emory board – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

One writer’s experience (Wilfred Bereswill) creating a bookmark to promote his book – Link

A Google search on the phrase “antique bookmark” provided Lauren with a list of linksto discuss in this weeks article on bookmarks from BiblioBuffet – Link

Denise Rossetti discusses the responses to her question about what her readers thought about bookmarks – Link

Contests :

This isn’t a bookmark design contest, but Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida has a reading program where children receive a book and a bookmark, and when they complete the book, the bookmark is entered into a drawing competition – Link

The Fort Meyers Miracles (Florida) and Dunkin’ Donuts have teamed up for a similar contest where after reading four books, a completed bookmark is entered in a drawing – Link

Contest Winners:

The winners of the Program for the Development of Human Potential Bookmark Contest in southern Queens met with their local Assemblywoman to be recognized by the New York State Assembly – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Bookmark images which can be printed on card stock, created by Angie Briggs – Link

At The Stitchery Mall you can buy a set of bookmark designs (the Tapestry series) to embroider on stabilizer or felt. Sets of designs are available – Link
Tapestry 1 – Link
Tapestry 2 – Link
Tapestry 3 – Link
Tapestry 4 – Link
Tapestry 5 – Link
Tapestry 6 – Link
Tapestry 9 – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A handmade bookmark using gel pens; the image is of a tiger-woman. This is an auction at a fury-art auction site – Link

A Melody Lea Lamb art print bookmark, for sale as an auction – Link

A silver bookmark with a teapot charm and beads, at Etsy and by Angel Wings and Pretty Things – Link

Here are some wire bookmark wedding favors, available through USFreeads - Link

Over at Etsy, a bookmark made from Czech glass beads in shades of turquoise – Link

Another Etsy bookmark, this one from Jewelry By Jill, with a peace theme – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

From the cathedral at Canterbury, this bookmark shows a slice of an illuminated medieval missal – Link

Mondopunt:

A large collection of magnet bookmarks – Link

Flikr Images:

A photo of straw in a bookmark format by Catimini - Link

Handmade Bookmarks

A knitted bookmark made like a small scarf, by Chen - Link

Five cross-stitch bookmarks made for her son’s teachers at Mainely Stitching – Link

At Pax*Knits, she made an oak-leaf bookmark for the second time and it looks great – Link

A beautiful tatted bookmark; read and green with a floral theme – Link

A love-themed bookmark made from scraps over at Friskars Craft – Link

Miscellaneous:

A very nice embossed leather bookmark with a Father’s Day theme – Link

Here is Janet Dean’s new bookmark promoting her book Courting Miss Adelaide – Link

A post at Flyleaf Books discussing the problems of producing 200 bookmarks for a wedding – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Inspired by a lovely collection of antique advertising bookmarks, Lauren has written a wonderful post about the history of tea – Link

Although this blog entry starts off discussing bookmarks as a marketing tool, it evolves into a lovely story about an in-person bookmark exchange during a trip in Oklahoma – Link

Contest Winners:

Robert Williams and Jonna LaFerney both won the Clay County (Florida) Sesquicentennial Celebration Bookmark Contest for children with their designs incorporating historic aspects of the area – Link

A photo of the winning entries of a bookmark contest at the Arcadia Public Library – Link

Swaps:

A handmade bookmark swap at Swap-Bot – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Here’s a handmade bookmark using a vintage photo image at Groovy Crafts – Link

Another mini-bookmark from Groovy Crafts, this one with a vintage image of a dancer – Link

A paperclip style, beaded bookmark at On The Company Porch – Link

The F-READ-OM bookmark is from the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, and a preview PDF file can be downloaded and printed, or you can wait for it at your local bookseller – Link

Instructions on how Dara at M&J Trimming made her Relaxing Day bookmark – Link

This is a wonderful post by Busymom51 showing a set of bookmarks which she knitted and includes the links to the pattern for each one – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Bahamian stamps made into a bookmark – Link

A signed bookmark, made from an original painting by Melody Lea Lamb on Mommy Auctions – Link

Printed bookmarks with quilt designs images – Link

A puzzle set of bookmarks with a crossword puzzle image – printed on paper and then laminated – Link

A beautiful, hand-painted bookmark by sylviavictory - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Natalia

A bookmark about Xosé María Álvarez Blázquez in celebration of Galician Literature Day – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

An impressively designed steel bookmark, recently made by Mirage for Emojo Ltd. in the UK – Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

An exhibit of Olga’s bookmarks (okay, this woman is single-handedly promoting the hobby of bookmark collecting to the world) – Link

Another set of photos from the previous exhibit – and check out all the kids gathered around the display! Fantastic – Link

A different exhibition of Olga’s bookmarks, and the display is really interesting – Link

Mondopunt:

A couple of bookmark sets produced by travel agencies to advertise exotic locations – Link

Flikr Images:

A bookmark from Apogee - Link

Miscellaneous:

A large set of tattings, including several bookmark designs, with links to the creators – some of which have patterns, at 25 Motif Challenge – Link

Some bookmakrs created for and received from a bookmark swap, at Knitting and Nature Notes – Link

A handmade bookmark by Rose – Link

An elaborate, handmade paper bookmark at Nunu Toolies – Link

A flower and bear themed bookmark – just a discussion on this link for now, with the promise of a make-it-yourself pattern in the future – Link

A hand painted envelope-corner style bookmark by Fanny - Link

Bookmarks in the News

Articles:

Lauren at BiblioBuffet has an interview with the owner of Papilionaceous, a silk weaving company which manufactures a line of bookmarks – Link

Swaps:

Tammy (cupcake) at Crafter’s Community is sponsoring a book and bookmark swap – Link

Contests:

The Ransom Library in Michigan is sponsoring a bookmark design contest – Link

Contest Winners:

The winners of the 14th annual bookmark contest sponsored by Wyoming Agriculture In The Classroom – Link

The Crowell Public Library in San Marino (CA) announced the winners of their bookmark contest and the publishing schedule for the winning bookmarks – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Crochet a sock monkey bookmark at CraftBits - Link

Noreen at at Hankering For Yarn has a clear set of instructions to create a very cool, spool knitted bookmark in the shape of a rat (commemorating the Year of the Rat) – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Etsy:

Mini-Laminated Bookmark of The Eccentric Lady from AnneJulie in France – Link

Miscellaneous:

Papilionaceous Ltd. is a small, silk weaving company with a beautiful line of bookmarks (see the BiblioBuffet interview mentioned above) – Link

On-Line Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark Of The Week:

Interesting photo of Lionel Walter Rothschild in a carriage drawn by zebras – Link

Mirage Bookmark:

A lovely paper bookmark with an illustration of Virginia Woolf – Link

A bookmark made from natural materials by Natalia Crespo – Link

Marcapaginas: Natalia:

A set of bookmarks featuring kissing – Link

A set with the theme of holding hands – Link

A discussion on books about the holocaust, but also a promotional bookmark for Maus, a milestone graphic novel about the holocaust – Link

A large set of bookmarks with horse images – Link and Link

Another set with images of ships and boats – Link

In celebration of his winning the Best Actor category in this year’s Oscars, a bookmark with an image of Javier Bardem – Link

Marcapaginas: Rosa:

A set of beautiful, promotional bookmarks from the film The Brothers Grimm – Link

A colorful set of bookmarks from The Beatles’ movie The Yellow Submarine – Link

A set from Rosa’s visit to Rome – Link

A bookmark from Paris – Link

And a pair from Versailles – Link

The goal of the exhibit is to promote “artists who work in the book format”. This year, 45 artists each contributed an edition of 100 bookmarks for free distribution. These 4500 bookmarks are divided into sets and then sent to a wide range of venues for free distribution.

The bookmarks will be available from September 20, 2007 through February 20, 2008. The complete list of venues can be found at:

http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/bookmark.htm

A gallery with a complete set of images and artist contact information can be found at:

http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/bkmks5/artists.htm

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 Holy Korans. These manuscripts are hundreds of years old, and the calligraphy is exquisite. And, to mark the location where a worshiper left off reading, they would use a bookmark.

As I was walking through this collection, I stopped at piece with the distinctive shape of a bookmark. Made from a thin strip of ivory, I would say it was approximately 2 1/2 inches (60 mm) by 7 inches (175 mm), flat edges on the long sides with rounded ends. The pattern was pierced through the ivory in a large number of small holes. These pierced holes covered the entire bookmark and made a pattern of interwoven, geometric designs. It was beautiful and looked like a piece of lace. The craftsmanship had me studying the piece for quite awhile.

The label indicated that it was made in India in the 16th century, specifically to be used in a Koran. I didn’t see any broken or chipped pieces, so it has survived in excellent shape. I suppose it is similar to when I find well preserved bookmarks in old, family bibles. Such a protective case demands care and respect.

I know there are few who will be able to see such an artifact on their own, and I couldn’t find any pictorial record of the items in the collection, so I apologize for just teasing you with a description. It was a highlight of my trip and I need to provide some record of such an amazing bookmark.