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Historic Elegance in Antique Bindings
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- 1. A style of sewing and covering bookbinding from Europe
- 2. Leather style from Southeast Asia known for toughness
- 3. The edge of a book opposite the spine, often decorated
- 4. Common fine leather used in antique bindings
- 5. A lining sheet applied beneath a leather cover for strength
- 8. Type of binding where the cover is attached after printing
- 11. Tool used by binders to shape leather edges
- 15. Strip connecting the book’s boards along the spine
- 17. Binding technique securing pages with thread
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- 6. Material made from animal skin used for covers or pages
- 7. Metal fastener used to keep a book securely closed
- 9. Decorative gold leaf or gold paint applied to edges or covers
- 10. Traditional durable material often used for book covers
- 12. Thick string or thread used for sewing signatures together
- 13. A type of decorative endpaper with swirling patterns
- 14. Sheets pasted at the beginning or end of a book
- 16. Method involving flattening pages or covers with weight
- 18. Raised bands seen on the spine of older books
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