Bookplates by Moontree Letterpress
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Bookplates by Moontree Letterpress
Letterpress printed bookplates reading FROM THE LIBRARY OF featuring four classic designs, two fern and two oak leaves.
Bookplate size: 3.5" x 2.5"
12 assorted bookplates, stored in a paper case.
Attach inside the cover of your favorite books to inscribe your name, the perfect gift for a student, teacher or book lover. For best results apply with two-sided tape, adhesive not included.
About Rebecca Kutys - Moontree Letterpress:
Moontree Letterpress is a small letterpress studio located in Durham, Pennsylvania, situated next to the Delaware River in beautiful Bucks County. Designer and printer, Rebecca Kutys, is passionate about her work and takes pride in the quality of every finished project that leaves the studio. When you work Moontree Letterpress you are supporting a small business and ensuring the preservation of a craft: the historic form of letterpress.
What is letterpress?
Letterpress printing is the ‘relief’ printing of text and image using a press with movable type or plates, in which a reversed, raised surface is inked and then pressed into a sheet of paper to obtain an image. Invented by Johannes Gutenberg, it was the usual form of printed text from the mid-15th century until the 19th century and replaced hand-written calligraphy.
If you ever have the opportunity to admire a 15th Century book you will see the enduring and timeless quality of letterpress. Letterpress fell out of favor as more efficient forms of printing were developed, but has recently experienced a renaissance with the renewed interest in craft and handmade objects.
Letterpress machines are impressive: heavy and substantial with thousands of mechanical parts. They come alive with a cacophony of clinking, clunking, and whooshing. The star of our studio is our beloved Heidelberg Windmill press, which inks plates and then presses against soft, cotton paper; not just printing graphics but also leaving shaped impressions on paper. Letters and images look crisp and sharp on the page, and as you run your fingers over the surface you can feel the recessed texture of the type. So in both look and feel letterpress is distinctive. It is an enduring art form that produces beautiful, elegant and unique pieces.
If you like to watch a video of how the cards were printed, follow this link to learn more about the process.
Requests for returns and exchanges must be submitted by phone or email within one week of delivery. All merchandise must be returned unopened, unused, and in its original packaging. A refund will be issued after we have received the merchandise. Shipping costs are not refundable.
