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Colophon, noun. 1. an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries, giving the title or subject of the work, its author, the name of the printer or publisher, and the date and place of publication. 2. a publisher's distinctive emblem. [from Latin from Greek (submmit, finishing touch)]
Colophon, noun. an anchient city in Asia Minor, one of the 12 Ionian cities; largely depopulated in 286 B.C.E.
  - Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridges Dictionary of the Engish Languare
The colophon gives the reader of a book background on the author and technical details about the bok's printing. I have adapted the idea to provide information about me and how this site is created.
  - Oren


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