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Esoteric Lexicon of Antiquarian Bookbindings
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  • 1. An angled bevel adorning wooden book boards
  • 2. Threaded adornments reinforcing the top and bottom
  • 4. Impressed gold decoration used on elite bindings
  • 6. Stuffing cords to make a spine smooth and flush
  • 7. Sheets protecting text block, sometimes with inscriptions
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  • 3. Delicate edge decoration produced with fine rollers
  • 5. Animal skin turned writing surface, predating paper
  • 8. Structural threads around which gatherings are sewn
  • 9. A rare term for a tooling pattern in leatherwork
  • 10. A method of folding protective leaves in sequence
  • 11. Decorative aqueous patterning on paper or edges
  • 12. Medieval decorative clasps guarding precious tomes
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