COLOPHON
[noun]
1. a publisher’s or printer’s distinctive emblem, used as an
identifying device on its books and other works.
2. an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript, used
especially in the 15th and 16th centuries, giving the title or subject of the
work, its author, the name of the printer or publisher, and the date and place
of publication.
Etymology: from Latin < Greek kolophṓn, “summit, finishing touch."
Etymology: from Latin < Greek kolophṓn, “summit, finishing touch."
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