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Welcome to the second blog post on the art of the printer's mark. Let's begin with a refresher on what a printer’s mark, or device, is - a printer’s device refers to an identifying mark which can be found inside a book, either on the title page, the colophon, or occasionally at the end of …
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Often, we find ourselves engrossed in a book, —whether for a little escapism or perhaps for the purposes of research—lost amongst the words on the page. The art of writing is, of course, reason alone to become lost. However, the beauty of the book itself, as an object of material culture, can often be overlooked …
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