a colophon refers to the note at the end of a book containing information such as the name of the work, author and printer, as well as the place of printing and the date.
in texts before 1500, the colophon was the only area of reference for this information within the book. this is before the implementation of the title page.
john fortescue, a learned commendation of the politique lawes of englande (1567)
colophon of the diamond sutras,
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