Of the three marks mentioned above the first and last were more usually employed.
Isaac Elzevir. 1617-1625.
Marks.—Two hands holding a cornucopia (rare).
The Eagle on the cippus.
The Hermit.
Bonaventure and Abraham Elzevir. 1622-1652 (514 books).
Marks.—The Hermit (most frequent).
The Eagle on a cippus.
The Sphere, first appearing on the Sphæra
Johannis de Sacro-Bosco, 1626.
The Arms of the University.
A palm tree with the device "Assvrgo pressa".[10]
Minerva, with her attributes (the olive tree and
the owl) and the motto "Ne extra oleas".
| Jean and Daniel Elzevir. 1652-1655 (55 books). Marks.—The Sphere (frequent). The Hermit (frequent). The Arms of the University. |
Jean Elzevir. 1655-1661 (113 books).
Marks.—The Hermit.
The Sphere.
The Widow and Heirs of Jean Elzevir. 1661-1681 (48 books).
Marks.—The Hermit.
Two Angels holding an open book; motto—"Immortalité".
Of the books printed by this firm, some bear the imprint: "A Leide, chez Pierre Didier," and also "Ex Officina Danielis et Abrahami à Gaasbeeck".
Abraham Elzevir. 1681-1712 (24 books).
Marks.—The Hermit (most frequent).
The Arms of the University; motto—"Hæc
libertatis ergo".
[The total number of books printed by the Leyden firm from 1583 to 1712 (129 years) is thus 938.]
The Hague Press.