Abbreviation |
Meaning |
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A.f. |
Etched by |
A.P. |
Artist’s proof |
Appresso |
Published by |
Apud |
Published by |
Aquaforti fecit, aquaforti,
Aquaf., Aq. |
Etched by |
Aquatinta, aq:tinta |
Aquatinted by |
A.V. |
Augusta Vindelicorum; that is,
published in Augsburg, Germany |
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Bon á tirer, B.A.T. |
Proof print for use by the printer |
|
Caelavit, cael. |
Engraved by |
Chez |
At the house of |
Composuit |
Drawn by, referring to drawing from which
the engraver, lithographer, etc. worked |
Cum privilegio |
Privilege to publish from some authority |
|
Delineavit, delin., delt., del. |
Drawn by (cf. composuit) |
Descripsit |
Drawn by (cf. composuit) |
Designavit, desig. |
Drawn by (cf. composuit) |
Dessiné |
Drawn by (cf. composuit) |
Direxit, direx. |
Directed by (head of workshop) |
Divulgavit, divulg. |
Published by |
Dressé(e) |
Drawn by (cf. composuit) |
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Écrit |
Written by (lettering) |
Effigiavit, effig. |
Drawn by (cf. composuit) |
Engd., Eng. |
Engraved by |
Épreuve d’Artiste, E.A. |
Artist’s proof |
Ex coll. |
From the collection of |
Excudit, excud., exct., exc. |
Printed by; published by |
Ex Officina |
From the workshop of |
Ex Typis |
From the printing house of |
|
Faciebat, fac. |
Made by |
Fecit, fec., f. |
Made by |
Figuravit, fig. |
Drawn by (usually after an original painting) |
Formis |
At the press of |
|
Gezeichnet, gez. |
Drawn by (cf. composuit) |
Gravé |
Engraved by |
Gravure |
Engraving |
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Hors Commerce, H.C. |
Not for sale; outside the regular commercial run |
|
Impressit, imp. |
Printed by |
Incidit, incidebat, incid., inc. |
Engraved by |
Inventor, invenit, invt., inv., in. |
Designed by (original work) |
|
Lithog., litho., lith. |
Lithographed by (either drawn on stone
or lithographic publisher) |
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Maculature |
A second impression taken from a matrix without re-inking |
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On stone by |
Drawn on lithographic stone by |
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Pinxit, pins., pictor, ping. |
Painted by (original work) |
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Scripsit, scrip. |
Engraved text |
Sculpsit, sculpt., sculp., sc. |
Engraved by |
Sumptibus |
At the expense of |
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Zusammengetragen |
Compiled by |