Printer's mark
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Aldus Manutius' printer's device[1][2] is a printer's mark by the Aldine Press. The logo depicts an anchor and dolphin
Aldus Manutius used this printer's device, an emblem of an anchor entwined by a dolphin, for the easy identification of his product - .
It is derived from the symbol of the ancient city of Beirut and text from the proverb "Festina lente" (hasten slowly), which Aldus had taken as a motto as early as 1499, and regularly expounded to his friends.
Today, it is represented in the symbols and names used by some modern publishers such as Doubleday.
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