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Colophons

Scope note

Use for closing statements placed at the ends of printed books giving details of the book's production, such as the printer, place and date of printing, and author's name. For closing phrases of manuscripts and some early printed books, or of sections of same, sometimes giving details of the work's production, use "explicits."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300028710

Equivalent Terms used

colophon

Created

13yrs ago

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