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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Arnout Conincx

1548 - 1617

Les oevvres de Philippes des Portes by Philippe Desportes (1591), Heritage Library Hendric Conscience C 154428 (f. Z11 verso).

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Nicolaes Breyghel

- 1669

Olivier de Wree (1625). Menghel-dichten: Fyghe-snoeper; Bacchvs-Cortryck, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge 634a (f. A1 recto).

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    Nicolaes Breyghel (died 1669), Latinized Nicolaus Breyghelius, was a leading printer and bookseller in 17th-century Bruges in the Habsburg Netherlands. He was the first publisher of a weekly newspaper in the city. 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.