1960s Italian Engraving bookplate (Ex Libris), Defendo et Extinguo (Matted) 24 x 36 Though the printer was apprehensive

Though the printer was apprehensive about submitting Mucha´s final design because of its new unconventional style

and divvied up into four boxes of twenty topics

Printed in France by Vasselais

Size: 11 x 15

the sheet measures 17

1960s Italian Engraving bookplate (Ex Libris), Defendo et Extinguo (Matted) 24 x 36 Though the printer was apprehensiveDate: 1960s Size: 12 x 8 inches (Exterior), 5 x 4. 5 inches (Interior) Artist: F. Assetto Note: Matted About The Poster: This Italian engraving from the private collection of Giorgio Balbi depicts a winged dragon breathing fire in a field. A flower appears in the foreground, spared from its fury, directed toward an unknown danger. About Ex Libris: An Ex Libris, also known as a bookplate, is a printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on