Historical information
Bookmarks increased in popularity from the mid-nineteenth century to the present time of 2025. These parchment corner bookmarks were produced in Italy c. 1950 and represent a high point artistically for what are usually ephemeral items.
Significance
Corner bookmarks were widely popular as this beautifully painted Italian parchment one from the mid-twentieth century demonstrates when seen alongside Australian and American examples in the Hymettus collection.
Physical description
A large corner bookmark of leather with artwork and caligraphic wording 'Buon Libro Buon Amico', Good Books Good Friends.
Inscriptions & markings
embossed and painted onto the parchment are the words
