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Welcome to our page BIBLIOGRAPHIES  updated 26 October 2022

What is a bibliography and why do we need it?
by Asim Maner

A bibliography is by definition a list of writings relating to a given subject. In our case, a bibliography is obviously relating to bookmarks. There is not a single bibliography of bookmarks which might come as a surprise; there are many different ones. The reason for this variety is based on the fact that compiling a bibliography of bookmarks is a very complex project which involves research work on writings from a long period of time and in many different sources. As a consequence, bibliographies of bookmarks may differ substantially according to the interests and meticulousness of the author. And, it must be kept in mind as well that a bibliography is never finished: while you read these lines, somebody may be writing the next paper or book on bookmarks somewhere in the world. This means, a bibliography will also vary with the issue time. There are also specific bibliographies which concentrate on individual aspects of the bookmarks, such as Stevengraphs or medieval bookmarks.  

A bibliography is an extraordinarily important tool for all who intend to write a paper or book relating to bookmarks or to do research work on bookmarks for other reasons. Imagine, you are a journalist and you wish to write an article about the historical bookmarks in your country. You may have found some information through Google and in libraries about this subject, however, you cannot be sure if you already know all there is to know. In such a case, a bibliography of bookmarks can provide invaluable support. Another reason for the significance of bookmark bibliographies is that they may serve as well as a knowledge base for research on other topics, such as history of companies, customs and habits in different countries, development of advertising & design in historical eras, international affairs and political propaganda, and many more. This is possible because bookmarks are not only objects of research in their own name, but they are also carriers and conveyors of manifold information, and thus reflect the spirit of cultural eras.    

We believe that a collection of existing bookmark bibliographies, as will be listed on this page by and by, represents a valuable resource about bookmarks and historical developments of other subjects, and may serve a broad audience stretching out over  the boundaries of bookmark friends.

A Bookmark Bibliography - compiled by Georg Hartong
January 2016 , last revised 30 December 2021
This bibliography is a comprehensive list of printed works related to bookmarks which should include preferably all known publications, at least it contains all the ones to the best of our knowledge. Actually, such a list is a summary of the whole Bookmark Literature and thus represents a valuable reference material for research on bookmarks. The bibliography in its first version was compiled by our editor Georg Hartong and has been published on this website in January 2016. It contains the following categories:

-   Books & booklets concerned with the bookmarks only
     (monographs)
-   Magazines and periodicals about bookmarks
-   Books with sections or information about bookmarks
-   Articles published in periodicals or as separate papers
-   Books on handicrafts and do-it-yourself topics dedicated to
     bookmark production, such as embroidery designs
-   Other bibliographies of bookmarks  

Of course, it is evident that the bibliography has to grow with every new publication and therefore needs continuous updating. At this point, we would like to invite our visitors to support us by submitting information which might have not yet been added to the bibliography. Please use the contact form below for this purpose, and thank you very much for your help.

​Download - A Bookmark bibliography - as a pdf file (240 kb)
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Bristol board bookmarks from the 19th century, embroidered in homework by Victorian ladies.

Bookmarks: An Annotated Bibliography - compiled by Dr. Frank X. Roberts,©1996, 2019, 144 pages

An extensive and scholarly bibliography with detailed descriptions, and name and subject indexes, it is divided into sections for Books About Bookmarks and Articles About Bookmarks.  The bibliography was completed in 1996 (and updated recently with a dedication), thus complementing the bibliography that Georg Hartong continues to maintain.  Frank X. Roberts holds a Master of Library Science degree from Simmons College, Boston, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Buffalo.  He has taught Library Science, English Language and English and American Literature worldwide in England, Africa and Australia as well as in the United States.  He has published many articles on the history, development and use of bookmarks.  He welcomes comments and questions about the bibliography by email. 

​Download - Bookmarks: An Annotated Bibliography - as a pdf file (124.6 mb)
A printed or Kindle version is available as Books and Bookmarks Through the Ages: An Annotated Bibliography, 2020
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14th or early 15th century rotating bookmark from France. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotating_bookmark

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Bibliography of TBS Publications - compiled by Georg Hartong
January 2016, last revised 30 December 2021
The Bookmark Society (TBS) in UK publishes since 1989 newsletters which contain articles about bookmarks and bookmark relating issues. This bibliography is a list of all articles published in the newsletters of TBS between 1989 and the present. 

The newsletters of TBS were named differently in the past:

The Bookmark Collector's News (BCN)
Bookmark Society Newsletter (BSN) - between 1989 and 2008
TBS News - since 2008 up to present day

Besides these three periodicals, TBS also publishes so-called Occasional Papers devoted to various themes of bookmarks.

The bibliography lists data of articles published in the past issues of all three newsletters and the Occasional Papers.

Download - Bibliography of TBS Publications - as a pdf file (239 kb)   


Bibliography of the Occasional Papers published by The Bookmark Society (TBS). The first seven are available below as .pdf files. Print copies of most issues are available on request to Sylvia Bunting (bunting7 (at) btinternet.com), price on application.
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No.1      Alessandro Merseburger: Italian Bookmarks 1922-1943 - Mussolini and the Fascist Era
​              December 2008, 6 pages
No.2      Beryl Kenyon de Pascual: World book Day and its History in Bookmarks
              July 2009, 8 pages 
No.3      Group of TBS members: Diecut Bookmarks - A Shape with a Purpose
              March 2010, 8 pages
No.4      Beryl Kenyon de Pascual: Bookmark History on Bookmarks
              November 2010, 6 pages
No.5      Sylvia Bunting: Cash's Twentieth Century British Bookmarks
              March 2011, 8 pages
No.6      Georg Hartong and Bernard Urbain: The Clarital Products of Louis Muller & Fils
              July 2011, 16 pages
No.7      Sylvia Bunting: Heinz Diecut Gherkins - A Descriptive Listing
              March 2012, 8 pages
No.8     Joe Stephenson: British Singer Bookmarks
             July 2012, 8 pages
No.9     Peter Standley: The Victorian Portrait Calendar Bookmarks of Brown & Polson
             March 2013, 8 pages
No.10   Sylvia Bunting: It's All Propaganda! The Multi-lingual Bookmarks of World War I
             July 2013, 12 pages
No.11   Joe Stephenson and Sylvia Bunting: Bookmarks of the National Savings Movement
             July 2014, 10 pages
No.12   Peter Standley: The Victorian Calendar Bookmarks of Brown & Polson
             March 2015, 6 pages
No.13   Sylvia Bunting: Railways in Britain 1825-1948
             July 2015, 18 pages
No.14   Geoff Harris: Cash's Bookmarks from Beginning to End - a companion to 'Cash's Twentieth Century Bookmarks' (2011)
             July 2016, 12 pages (supplement to the No.5 OPTBS from March 2011)
No.15   Sylvia Bunting (editor), Maria Alphen, Georg Hartong, Ann Hill, Anna Lattanzi, Alex Merseburger, Beryl Pascual,
             Josie Quinn, Peter Standley, Bernard Urbain: Chocolate: Bookmarks in Europe 
             November 2016, 44 pages 

No.16   Sylvia Bunting: Mildmay Bookmarks 
             July 2017, 8 pages 
No.16b Sylvia Bunting: Mildmay Bookmarks an update
              March 2018, 4 pages
No.17   Sylvia Bunting (editor): Bookmarks on Alcoholic Drinks
             
November 2017, 28 pages

No.18   Sylvia Bunting (editor): Bookmarks on Soft Drinks
​              July 2018
No. 19   Sylvia Bunting (editor): Bookmarks on Hot Drinks
              November 2018
No. 20   Sylvia Bunting (editor): Bookmarks from Rospa (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)

              July 2019
No. 21   Sylvia Bunting (editor); Calendar Bookmarks
              November 2020, 20 pages


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