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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Servatius I Sassenus

- 1556

Συμμικτων, siue Miscellaneorum decas vna by Petrus Nannius (1548), Catholic University Leuven, Special Collections CaaA1700 (f. Y4 verso).

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Jan I Cnobbaert

1590 - 1637

F. van Duysseldorp, Tractatus de matrimonio non ineundo cum his, qui extra ecclesiam sunt (1636), Universiteit Antwerpen - Bibliotheek Ruusbroecgenootschap RG 3009 H 8 (f. A1 recto)

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    Jan or Joannes Cnobbaert (1590–1637) was a Flemish printer, publisher and bookseller who was active in Antwerp in the early 17th century. wikipedia

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Marie de Man

1638 - 1671

Franciscus Deurwerders (1657). De dynsdaeghsche devotie, tot den H. Dominicvs, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent - Boekentoren Th.004163.

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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.