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We
discovered this glossary on the Philadelphia
Print Shop site. It's the most complete we have seen, and Chris Lane was gracious
enough to give us permission to publish it on World Printmakers.
We
particularly like "Sumptibus." A modern-day translation would
be "OPM," "other people's money."
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| 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 | | 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
| | Hors
Commerce, H.C. | Not
for sale | | 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) |
| 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 |
Our thanks
to the Philadelphia
Print Shop
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