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color verb. Definition of colophon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript usually with facts about its production. 2. : an identifying mark used by a printer or a publisher. Examples of colophon in a Sentence.
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 esp. 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.
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Sep 27, 2024 · colophon (plural colophons) (printing, publishing) In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on their exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, their own name.
colophon ( pl. colophons) In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on his exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, his own name.
1. An inscription placed usually at the end of a book, giving facts about its publication. 2. A publisher's emblem or trademark placed usually on the spine or the title page of a book. [Late Latin colophōn, from Greek kolophōn, summit, finishing touch; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]
