Printer's marks

Printers' marks were identifying symbols used by early modern printers to sign their work. Often found on title pages, they combined imagery with initials or mottos. These marks served as a guarantee of quality and helped establish a printer's identity in a growing book market. Today, they offer valuable insights for book historical research.
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Christophe Plantin

1520 - 1589

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  • 1576
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    Christophe Plantin (Dutch: Christoffel Plantijn; c. 1520 – 1 July 1589) was a French Renaissance humanist and book printer and publisher who resided and worked in Antwerp. He established in Antwerp one of the most prominent publishing houses of his time, the Plantin Press. It played a significant role in making Antwerp a leading centre of book publishing in Europe. The publishing house was continued by his successors until 1867. wikipedia

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Officina Plantiniana

Caesar Baronius (1602). Annales ecclesiastici [...] tomus quintus, Universiteit Antwerpen - Bibliotheek Stadscampus RG 4079 A 1.5.

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Jan I Moretus

1543 - 1610

Henricus Sedvlius, Præscriptiones adversvs hæreses (1606), Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge 1875a (f. *1 recto).

  • 1606
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    Jan Moretus, also John Moerentorf or Joannes Moretus (2 May 1543 – 22 September 1610), was a Flemish printer who was an apprentice for Christophe Plantin, married his daughter, and later inherited the printing business on his father-in-law's death. wikipedia

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Balthasar I Moretus

1574 - 1641

Missale Romanvm, ex decreto sacrosancti concilii Tridentini restitvtvm (1630)

  • 1630
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    Balthasar Moretus or Balthasar I Moretus (23 July 1574 – 6 July 1641) was a Flemish printer and head of the Officina Plantiniana, the printing company established by his grandfather Christophe Plantin in Antwerp in 1555. He was the son of Martina Plantin and Jan Moretus. wikipedia

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Balthasar II Moretus

1615 - 1674

Jacobus van Eyck (1651). Vrbivm Belgicarvm centvria, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - bijzondere collecties RA56407 (f. L4 recto).

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Balthasar III Moretus

1646 - 1696

Jan Christoffel Jegher, Missale Romanvm ex decreto sacrosancti concilij Tridentini restitutum (1682), KULeuven - Bijzondere collecties, A82266/1 (f. k10 recto)

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Anna Maria de Neuf

1654 - 1714

Anonymous (1705). Offices de quelques festes plus solemnelles de l'année, Museum Plantin Moretus 8 64 (f. 2B5 verso).

  • 1705
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    Anna Maria de Neuf (1654–1714), was a printer and manager of the Plantin Press in Antwerp, a leading publisher in Antwerp, from 1696 to 1714. wikipedia

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Balthasar IV Moretus

1679 - 1730

Anonymous (1724). Officium beatæ Mariæ virginis, Museum Plantin Moretus 8 63 (f. 2H6 verso).

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Joannes Jacobus Moretus

1690 - 1757

Anonymous (1753). Missæ defunctorum, juxta usum ecclesiæ Romanæ, cum ordine et canone extensæ, M-Leuven OD/692 (f. D4 verso).

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The printers listed on this page come from the Short Title Catalogus Vlaanderen (STCV), a retrospective bibliography of books printed before 1801 in what is now Flanders, including Brussels. All other data comes from Wikidata and Wikipedia. This website is a project by the Flemish Heritage Libraries. There are 249 printers on this page. This page was last updated on 2026-08-04.