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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Hubertus Goltzius

1526 - 1583

Anonymous (1565). Μοσχου του Σικελου, και Βιωνος Σμυρναιου ειδυλλια, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge B255 (f. I3 verso).

Printer's device of Hubertus Goltzius as used in ANONIEM (1565). Μοσχου του Σικελου, και Βιωνος Σμυρναιου ειδυλλια, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge B255 (f. I3 verso).

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    Hubert Goltzius or Hubertus Goltzius, latinized form of Hubrecht Goltz or Hubert Goltz (Venlo, 30 October 1526 – Bruges, 24 March 1583) was a Renaissance painter, engraver, publisher, printer and numismatist from the Habsburg Netherlands. He was also active as an art and antique dealer. He was the great-uncle of the now better known engraver and painter Hendrik Goltzius. He is now recognized mainly for his contribution to numismatics and has been referred to as the 'father of ancient numismatics'. wikipedia

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Petrus I Bellerus

1530 - 1600

Commentariorvm in svam concordiam by Cornelius Jansenius [Gandavensis] (1593), Katholic University Leuven, Mauritz Sabbe Library PN00164 (f. *1 recto).

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Jan II van Keerberghen

Decisiones celeberrimi Seqvanorvm senatvs Dolani by Jean Grivel (1618), Stadsarchief Mechelen A.03767 (f. +1 recto).

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Jan I van Keerberghen

J. de Cartagena, De religionis christianæ arcanis homiliæ sacræ cvm catholicæ, tvm morales, in tres tomos distribvtæ (1622), Universiteit Antwerpen - Bibliotheek Ruusbroecgenootschap RG 3038 A 8 (2# f. π1 recto)

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Petrus II Bellerus

Paratitla sive Svmmaria et methodica explicatio decretalivm D. Gregorii papæ IX. by André del Vaulx (1640), Katholic University Leuven, Special Collections CaaA1853 (f. 6A4 recto).

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Franciscus Vivien

Matthias Faber (1646). Avctarivm operis concionvm tripartiti, Universiteit Antwerpen - Bibliotheek Stadscampus RG 3055 A 1 (1# f. +2 recto).

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Petrus III Bellerus

Cristobal Crespi de Valdaura (1667). Observationes illustratæ decisionibus, Stadsarchief Mechelen A.03787 (f. π2 recto).

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Pieter I van Pee

- 1691

Ghedachten op slapeloose nachten by Jacob Cats (1689), Universiteit Gent BL.005575.

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Henricus van Overbeke

1660 - 1704

Declaratio plenior circa articulos doctrinæ in Belgio controversæ (1701), Public Library Bruges 1842b (f. [A]1 recto).

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Jan Baptist Verhulst

- 1724

Gheestigheden der Vlaemsche rhym-const by Jan Pieter van Male (1708), Public Library Bruges 2/619 (f. π1 recto).

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Anna Quarré

De trauwe van Marie de Valois princesse van Bourgongne by Jan Antoon Labare (1727), Public Library Bruges S236 (f. π1 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.