| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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) |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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) |
|
| Maculature |
A second impression taken from a matrix without re-inking |
|
| On stone by |
Drawn on lithographic stone by |
|
| Pinxit, pins., pictor, ping. |
Painted by (original work) |
|
| Scripsit, scrip. |
Engraved text |
| Sculpsit, sculpt., sculp., sc. |
Engraved by |
| Sumptibus |
At the expense of |
|
| Zusammengetragen |
Compiled by |
