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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Joannes Grapheus

1502 - 1571

Hilarius Bertulphus e.a. (1531). Epitaphia, epigrammata et elegiæ aliqvot illvstrivm virorvm in fvnere R.D. Mercvrini, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience C 1433 (f. D4 verso).

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    Joannes Grapheus (1502, Alost - 1571) was an early printer based in Antwerp. His brother was Cornelis Scribonius Grapheus the Antwerp city clerk. He married Elisabeth Van Amersfoort, daughter of Gerhard Amersfoort. Her sisters married Franz Birckmann and John Siberch. wikipedia

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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.