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FERNANDEZ DE ZAMORA, Rosa María. The presence of the colophon in the history of the book in Mexico. Rev. panam. comun. [online]. 2021, vol.3, n.2, pp.30-42.  Epub 17-Jan-2022. ISSN 2683-2208.  https://doi.org/10.21555/rpc.vi2.2434.

The colophon has a long presence in the history of the book in Mexico and, in the world, it has played an important role since it has provided relevant information for the knowledge of the works. When the incunabula arrived, the colophon gradually lost importance because the cover gave the necessary information, but many incunabula did not have a cover, so the colophon provided information about the author, the printer, the place and the date of printing and so on. its presence continued in the following centuries until the present. The article presents the evolution of the characteristics of the colophon in Mexico based on a wide presentation of selected illustrations.

Palavras-chave : colophon; history of the book; Mexico.

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