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Hidden Craft: Rare Bookbinding Lexicon
Explore the arcane vocabulary of traditional bookbinding with this challenging crossword featuring rare and obscure terms used by master binders.
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Across
  • 1. Cover material backed for durability
  • 4. Leaves at the beginning or end of a book
  • 5. Incorrect spelling for a binder's measuring term
  • 7. Edge of the book opposite the spine
  • 10. Attaching endpapers to textblock
  • 11. Thread used to sew signatures
  • 12. Leather strip used in traditional sewing
Down
  • 2. Bound together with thread
  • 3. Folded paper sections before binding
  • 6. Common adhesive in modern binding
  • 8. Page folded out from the book
  • 9. Protective box that houses a book
  • 13. BOARD Stiff cardboard for covers
  • 14. Decorative band at book spine ends
  • 15. Applying gold leaf to edges or covers
  • 16. Misaligned pages when trimmed

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