An Essay on Colophons, with Specimens and Translations

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CONTENTS AND LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION

I THE COLOPHON'S REASON FOR EXISTENCE

II COLOPHONS AT MAINZ

III COLOPHONS AT VENICE

IV PRINTERS' COLOPHONS IN OTHER TOWNS

V PUBLISHERS' COLOPHONS

VI COLOPHONS OF AUTHORS AND EDITORS

VII REPETITIONS, THEFTS, AND ADAPTATIONS

VIII DATES IN COLOPHONS

FOOTNOTES

INDEXES

Transcriber’s Note:

The following presumed errors have been corrected in the text.

Page 107, “1457” changed to “1497” (printed by Geoffroy de Marnef in 1497)

Page 154, “precedette” changed to “procedette” (non diligente impressore procedette)

Page 162, “rari” changed to “rara” (Cum quondam fuerit copia rara tui.)

Footnote 4, “nome” changed to “nomen” (Enee Siluio nomen erat) and “incolaru” changed to “incolam” (de Lubeck Colonie incolam)

Index entry for Indictions, page reference “70” changed to “170”

The Publication Committee of the Caxton Club certifies that this copy of “An Essay on Colophons” is one of an edition consisting of two hundred and fifty-two copies on French hand-made paper and three copies on imperial Japanese paper, printed from type, and completed in the month of August, nineteen hundred and five.


AN ESSAY ON COLOPHONS

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AN
ESSAY ON COLOPHONS

WITH SPECIMENS
AND TRANSLATIONS

BY
ALFRED W. POLLARD

AND AN INTRODUCTION BY
RICHARD GARNETT

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CHICAGO
THE CAXTON CLUB
MCMV

Copyright, 1905, by
The Caxton Club


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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