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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Jacob III Mesens

- 1705

Gheweldighe heerschappye vanden onrechtveerdighen Boris by Cornelis de Bie (1675), Ghent University, Boekentoren BIB.BL.006450/a (f. [A]2 recto).

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Joannes-Petrus II de Cort

1725 - 1811

Sancti fundatores religiosorum ordinum by Jan Antoon Frans Pauwels (1777), Katholic University Leuven, Mauritz Sabbe Library 2-009259/C (f. M2 recto).

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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.