Colophon \ [kol-uh-fon, -fuh n]

Noun

1. a publisher's or printer's distinctive emblem, used as an identifying device on

its books and other works.

2. 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.

Quote

It became prestigious for a company to deliver its goods in a Chandler-Powell

container, for presents to be wrapped in a box with the distinctive C-P colophon.

...P. D. James, The Private Patient, 2008

Origin

Colophon comes from the Greek kolophṓn meaning "summit, finishing touch."

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