noun
colophon
KAH-luh-fun/ˈkɑːləfən/
A note in a book giving details of its production or publication.
The colophon lists the typeface and paper used in this book.
Etymology
A summit is a culminating point, and Greek kolophōn also meant a final touch. That image fits the publisher’s inscription at a book’s end, where information now found on the title page was once given.
In context
according to its colophon this volume was printed in 1823 through the labor and endeavour of mesozeno labadin a member of the elite of tabriz
More examples
- According to the colophon, this edition was printed in Chicago.
- She checks the colophon to find the printer's name.
- The two editions have different publication dates in their colophons.
Forms
colophon · colophons
Similar words
- imprint
- Usually identifies the publisher rather than detailing the book's production.