0 a decorative piece of paper stuck inside the front cover of a book to show who owns it:
1 words meaning "from the books of" written or printed inside the front cover of a book, usually on a bookplate (= a piece of paper stuck inside the front of the book), to say who the book belongs to:
The volume was enscribed as ex-libris Albert Pile.
The ex libris stuck into all the books was designed by Ernest Shepard, who illustrated the Winnie the Pooh books.
In France an ancient ex-libris of Jean Bertaud de la Tour-Blanche, dated 1529, has been discovered.
Printed ex-libris did not become common until at least the 17th century.
The name of the owner usually follows an inscription such as "from the books of..." or "from the library of...", or in Latin, "ex libris".
In a number of cases it has been possible to trace the provenance of individual copies, specified by ex libris entries.
While working and studying he developed his skills with book covers, ex libris, logos and monograms.
The photographs were then indexed by country and sorters were assigned and responsible for three or four ex libris.
Books and documents were sent down conveyor belts, and sorters removed those marked with their assigned ex libris, thereby organizing books by their places of origin.
