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Hidden Artifacts of Vintage Bookbinding
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
- 1. Strip of paper attaching folded pages to spine
- 2. Inner blank leaf between cover and text block
- 3. Flexible hinges connecting covers to spine
- 4. Raising the spine’s shape by hammering folds
- 5. Glue application securing endpapers and covers
- 10. Removed excess material after trimming or binding
- 12. Single sheet folded once to form leaves
Down
- 6. Small ornamental strip at the top of the spine
- 7. Edge of a pastedown turned over the board
- 8. Decorative bands preventing page wear at spine ends
- 9. Process of joining signatures with thread
- 11. Lightweight open fabric reinforcing the spine
- 13. Flat pieces providing covers' structure
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