Mark Fernand Severin (5 January 1906 at Ixelles, Belgium – 10 September 1987 at Uccle, Belgium) was a Belgian artist and graphic designer who lived in England for most of his life. Life Mark Severin was the son of Fernand Severin (1876–1931), a poet. Described as one of the most outstanding engravers of his generation, Mark Severin specialised in fine miniature work, including postage stamps and book illustrations. He made close to five hundred bookplates, of which a great number are on erotic subjects. He was also active as an advertisement designer in Great Britain, including posters for Imperial Airways and the London Underground. In 1935, Severin married Nina Holme, a children's book illustrator, daughter of Charles Geoffrey Holme, editor of The Studio, an illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine founded and, until 1919, edited by his father, Charles Holme. Mark and Nina had two sons: Erik and Geoffrey. A catalogue raisonné of Severin's works was published in 1993. Published works Making a Bookplate (How to do it series) London: The Studio Publications, 1949 Your Wood Engraving London: Sylvan Press, 1953 Joint authorship Mark Severin and Anthony Reid Engraved Bookplates, European Exlibris 1950-70 Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1972 His work illustrating others' books Thomas & The Sparrow by Ian Serraillier, illustrated by Mark Severin. Oxford University Press, 1946 Woman in Detail by Patrick Miller. 5 collotype plates after drawings by Severin. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1947 The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite A New Translation by F.L. Lucas, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Ten Engravings by Mark Severin. London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1948 Circe and Ulysses Translated by William Browne. Illustrations by Mark Severin. London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1954 Aollonius of Tyre. Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri Translated by Paul Turner. Six engravings by Mark Severin. London: Golden Cockerel Press London, 1956 Eve's Moods Unveiled by Jonathan Hanaghan. Copper engravings by Mark Severin. Dublin: Runa Press, 1957 Five Japanese Love Stories by Ihara Saikaku, illustrated with wood engravings by Mark Severin. London: Folio Society, 1958 Stories by Karel van de Woestijne, illustrations by Mark Severin. Amsterdam: World Library Association, 1959 Beowulf the Warrior Ian Serraillier, illustrations by Mark Severin. New York: Henry Z. Walck, Inc., 1961. Bibliography Chambers, David. Mark Severin's book illustrations in The Private Library Autumn 1980, published by the Private Libraries Association Chambers, David. Mark Severin's Bookplates in The Private Library Spring 1993, published by the Private