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 impressoreprocedette)

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”

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The Publication Committee of the Caxton Clubcertifies that this copy of “An Essay on Colophons”is one of an edition consisting of twohundred and fifty-two copies on French hand-madepaper and three copies on imperial Japanesepaper, printed from type, and completed in themonth of August, nineteen hundred and five.

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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

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Copyright, 1905, by
The Caxton Club


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CONTENTS AND LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
INTRODUCTIONix
I.THE COLOPHON’S REASON FOR EXISTENCE3
Homer. Florence: [B. Libri,] 14885
Breslau Missal. Mainz: P. Schoeffer, 14838
II.COLOPHONS AT MAINZ9
Latin Bible. Mainz: Fust and Schoeffer, 146210
Balbus. Catholicon. Mainz: [J. Gutenberg,]
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