The museum houses an enormous collection of bookplates or ex-libris. Many of the owners of these bookplates were crowned heads or belonged to ancient noble families, artists or political personalities. Various libraries and other institutions, such as banks, insurance companies, publishing houses and book trade, specialized libraries of companies, Freemasonry, college fraternities, all kinds of associations, cloisters and churches, local and national institutions, medical facilities, and many more have their bookplates exhibited in the museum.
Museum: Gutenberg MuseumCity: Mainz
Country: Germany
Address: Liebfrauenplatz 5
Website: http://www.gutenberg-museum.de