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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Claes Leeu

UGENT-CB BHSL.RES.0053 (f. 2p5 recto): Printer's device

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Merten de Keyser

1450 - 1536

Hermann Bode (1527). Vnio dissidentivm, libellvs, Museum Plantin Moretus 8 153 (1) (f. X4 verso).

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    Merten de Keyser (born Martin Lempereur; died 1536) was a 16th-century French printer and publisher, working mainly in Antwerp. He printed the first complete French and the first complete English Bible translations of several works by English Protestant authors. wikipedia

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Govaert van der Haeghen

1494 - 1535

Satyrae decem et sex by Juvenal (1529), Heritage Library Hendrik Conscience 604400 (f. H8 verso).

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Hieronymus I Verdussen

1552 - 1635

Petrus Gvdelinus, Commentariorvm de ivre novissimo libri sex (1620), Stedelijke Erfgoedbibliotheek-Stadsarchief Mechelen A.03561 (f. a1 recto)

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Hieronymus II Verdussen

1583 - 1653

Pieter Peck (1647). Opera omnia, Stadsarchief Mechelen A.03578 (f. 2 5+6 recto).

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Hieronymus III Verdussen

1620 - 1687

Henricus Spondanus (1677). Generale chronycke van de gheschiedenissen der gantsche vverelt, van het begin der selve tot de gheboorte Isev Christi, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge FAVA kl. II 122 (f. a1 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.