Talk:Colophon (publishing)

message: Since colophons don't appear in just printed publications, I'd suggest this be moved to colophon (publishing) or thereabouts. « alerante ✆ ✉ » 16:22, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: See "Colophon (publishing)#Websites". — SMUconlaw (talk) 08:47, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page name 

message: Doesn't the word "Colophon" also refer to the graphic representing the publisher, often found on the spine, cover, and/or title page?  Examples would include the Penguin penguin, the Waite Group Press W, or the Larousse "Je séme à tout vent" fairy. 4.234.120.26 15:57, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: yes, maybe someone could add this - from websearches - "Colophon - An identifying inscription or emblem from the printer or publisher appearing at the end of a book. Also the emblem at the bottom of the spine on both the book and dust-wrapper as well as a logo on the title or copyright page." "COLOPHON (2) - An emblematic design; a trade emblem or device of a printer or publisher." "COLOPHON Details of the printer's typography or the publisher's symbol, often found on the last page of a book and sometimes referred to as such when a printer's or publisher's 'device' is found on the copyright page. Sometimes states the number of copies printed, and in the case of a limited edition, will cite the copy number and may contain the signature of the author, illustrator, or publisher." also, some artists have a colophon, which is a symbol used in place of a signature, often stylized initials. ffangs 19:31, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another usage of the word 

message: In The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis, Jaques Lacan defines a colophon as the 'pointing-finger' in the margins of old books.
is this an accurate meaning of the word?  none of my research online has been able to defend it and google image search yields no such printed fingers.
--Vinney 06:26, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  yet another useage 

message: I have removed:
It has also been suggested that a digiphon or 'digital colophon' be used to share metadata about of a piece of digital mediaDigiphon - A Digital Colophon http://ecosocialcollaboration.blogspot.com/2008/09/digiphon-digital-colophon.html. A digiphon is a succinct descriprion the digital tools (including computer hardware, computer software, and any other digital equipment) used to create a piece of digital media. An example can be seen here.
The example cited states that it is a neologism and thus not suitable for Wikipedia. It is an interesting idea (it seems like a candidate for a microformat), but so far it is still a neologism.--Curtis Clark (talk) 13:45, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Digiphon 

message: Colophons similar to those added by medieval scribes are found in literature dating back far earlier than 700 AD. For instance they are found at the beginning of Luke, 1 Cor. 16:21 and the little note after the end of the chapter, etc. A colophon of this type told who wrote the document, who their ancestors were and what their own virtues were (particularly as relating to how reliable they were), whether they wrote it with their own hand or used a scribe; what they wrote it on, who the intended audience was, and how they obtained the information in the document - whether as an eyewitness or an editor; and often a curse upon anyone who would do various bad things to the text, such as found at the end of the Book of Revelations of St. John. The Bremner-Rhind Papyrus carries a colophon by the author Nes-min, telling the date of writing, his titles and parentage, and a curse against stealing the book from anyone who rightly owns it.[Nibley, Since Cumorah, p.152] The BRP dates to around 300 BC.Friendly Person (talk) 03:31, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  yet still another usage 

message: See :de:Druckermarke etc... -- AnonMoos (talk) 18:10, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Should be a separate article on [[Printer's mark]]s

message: The article currently (29 Aug 2012) says, "in modern books usually located at the reverse of the title page, but can also sometimes be located at the end of the book."  All the definitions I've found (e.g. Webster's, Chicago Manual of Style) say it's at the end of the book.  What gives?  Mcswell (talk) 15:23, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  usually at the end? 

message: What would be nice is to have a few examples of more recent colophons.
Currently the latest one illustrated in the article is from 1567. 2601:200:C000:1A0:399B:B3BD:A6CC:C6B3 (talk) 16:47, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  What would be nice