Colophon may refer to:
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Colophon (city)
Colophon (; ) was an ancient city in Ionia. Founded around the end of the 2nd millennium BC, it was likely one of the oldest of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. It was located between Lebedos (120 Stadion (unit of length), stadia to the w ...
in ancient Greece, located in modern Turkey
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''Colophon'' (beetle), a genus of stag beetle
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Colophon (publishing)
In publishing, a colophon () is a brief statement containing information about the publication of a book such as an "imprint" (the place of publication, the publisher, and the date of publication).
A colophon may include the device (logo) of a ...
, a brief description of the manuscript or book in which it is written or printed
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The Colophon, A Book Collectors' Quarterly
''The Colophon'', subtitled ''A Book Collectors' Quarterly'' or ''A quarterly for booklovers,'' was a limited edition quarterly periodical begun late in 1929 and continuing in various guises until 1950. It was the brainchild of Elmer Adler (1884 ...
'', published 1929–1950
See also
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Rosin
Rosin (), also known as colophony or Greek pitch (), is a resinous material obtained from pine trees and other plants, mostly conifers. The primary components of rosin are diterpenoids, i.e., C20 carboxylic acids. Rosin consists mainly of r ...
, also called colophony, a solid form of resin
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Andradite
Andradite is a Mineralogy, mineral species of the Garnet, garnet group. It is a Silicate minerals#Nesosilicates, nesosilicate, with chemical formula Ca3Fe2Si3O12.
Andradite includes three varieties:
* ''Colophonite'': a historical variety found ...
(formerly
grossular
Grossular is a calcium-aluminium species of the garnet group of minerals. It has the chemical formula of Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 but the calcium may, in part, be replaced by ferrous iron and the aluminium by ferric iron. The name grossular is derived from ...
), also called
colophonite
Colophonite, less commonly ''kalophonit'' (from , , rosin or rosin colors) — an obsolete historical name for a brownish calcium-iron mineral of the garnet family, a variety of grossular (later, andradite), discovered as an associated Metamorphis ...
, a mineral
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