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Esoteric Lexicon of Antiquarian Bookbinding
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  • 1. Spine design accommodating expansion, devoid of tightness
  • 2. Action essential to securing gatherings invisibly
  • 3. A folding method doubling sheets into signatures with cunning
  • 4. Technique sealing gutters of the inner margin with artful care
  • 6. Supplementary note, not just for wills, sometimes added in manuscripts
  • 7. Colloquial term for delicate lining often mistaken in binding
  • 9. Tiny decorative stripe tops the spine, often misjudged ornament
  • 12. Elevated stand for reference books, metaphorically a structural term
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  • 5. Tool gripping while stitching, not just for paperwork
  • 8. Protective covering built around a book during restoration stages
  • 10. Inner space allowance between facing pages crucial for ease
  • 11. Leather edges wrapped for protection, especially in antique bindings
  • 13. Describes boards flaring outward, an accident or design
  • 14. Preliminary or final blank usually hiding secrets
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