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Timeless Craft of Antique Bookbinding
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. The protective cover piece at the top of a book spine
  • 2. Decorative bands sewn at a book's head or tail
  • 3. Decorative paper with swirling color patterns
  • 4. Rigid materials forming the front and back covers of a book
  • 5. Gold leaf decoration often applied to edges or covers
  • 10. Adhesive used to attach papers or covers in binding
  • 12. Edge of a book opposite the spine, where pages open
  • 13. Traditional writing tool often associated with book manuscripts
  • 15. Part of the book joining the covers and holding pages
  • 16. Strong twisted fiber supporting the book’s spine structure
Down
  • 6. Inner decorative lining of a book cover, often leather
  • 7. Material used to sew gatherings of pages together
  • 8. Common material used for traditional book covers
  • 9. Metal fastener used to keep a book closed securely
  • 11. Blank page pasted inside a book cover before main text
  • 14. Joining pages together with thread in bookbinding
  • 17. Flexible connection between a book’s cover and spine

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