In publishing, a colophon (/ˈkɒləfən, -fɒn/)[1] is a brief statement containing information about the publication of a book such as the place of publication, the publisher, and the date of publication. A colophon may include the device of a printer or publisher. Colophons are traditionally printed at the ends of books (see History below for the origin of the word), but sometimes the same information appears elsewhere (when it may still be referred to as colophon) and many modern (post-1800) books bear this information on the verso of the title-leaf,[2] which is sometimes called a "biblio-page" or (when bearing copyright data) the "copyright-page".[3]