The colophon from "Sachsenspiegel: Landrecht," printed in Augsburg by Anna Rügerin, 22 June 1484. This five line description of printing details is the first documented evidence of a woman working as a typographer.
The text reads: "Hie endet ſich der formalari darinn begriffen ſeind aller handbrief Gedruckt vnd vollendt zü Augſpurg von Anna Rügerin·am dornsstag näch vor ſant Peters gefengknus·des jars als manzalt nach criſti geburt M·cccc·lxxxiiij·jar."
Anna Rügerin
Faithful image posted online by ILoveTypography.com. Cited as followed: Colophon from Sachsenspiegel: Landrecht. Augsburg: Anna Rügerin, 22 June 1484. ISTC: ie00024000; Fol. 155v. Image courtesy of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.