- colophon
- The inscription or notes in the back of a book that give details of the publisher or author
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colophon
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COLOPHON — COLOPHON, inscription at the end of a manuscript, of a book or part of a book written by the copyist, in which he records details of his work. Colophons were not added to every manuscript, and many of them have been lost because usually the last… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Colophon — ? Colophon Научная классификация Царство: Животные Тип: Членистоногие Класс: Насекомые … Википедия
Colophon — • A titular see of Asia Minor Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Colophon Colophon † … Catholic encyclopedia
Colophon — can refer to: Colophon (publishing) A brief description of publication or production notes relevant to the edition, in modern books usually located at the reverse of the title page, but can also sometimes be located at the end of the book A… … Wikipedia
Colophon — Col o*phon (k[o^]l [ o]*f[o^]n), n. [L. colophon finishing stroke, Gr. kolofw n; cf. L. culmen top, collis hill. Cf. {Holm}.] An inscription, monogram, or cipher, containing the place and date of publication, printer s name, etc., formerly placed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colophon — ● colophon nom masculin (grec kolophôn, achèvement) Note finale d un livre. (Peut parfois se confondre avec l achevé d imprimer.) ⇒COLOPHON, subst. masc. Note finale d un manuscrit ou d un incunable fournissant les références de l ouvrage et les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Colophon — (ital.: Colofone) ist ein Titularbistum der römisch katholischen Kirche. Das in der römischen Provinz Asia gelegene Bistum hatte seinen antiken Bischofssitz in der gleichnamigen Stadt Kolophon (Türkei). Es war ein Suffraganbistum des Erzbistums… … Deutsch Wikipedia
colophon — 1774, publisher s inscription at the end of a book, from L. colophon, from Gk. kolophon summit, final touch (see HILL (Cf. hill)) … Etymology dictionary
Colophōn — Colophōn, so v. w. Colophonium … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
colophon — index brand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
colophon — col‧o‧phon [ˈkɒləfɒn ǁ ˈkɑːləfɑːn] noun [countable] MARKETING 1. a statement at the end of the text of a book that gives information about its production 2. a design printed on a book to show that it is produced by a particular publisher or… … Financial and business terms
