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Bookbinding, and the care of books; a handbook for amateurs, bookbinders & librarians (1901)

Cockerell, Douglas · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 253

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reason interlaced lines are advocated. Gouge lines are easier to work, andlook better, if a small space is left wherethe gouges end. This is especially the 247 formPatterns Combining case where lines bearing leaves or flowersTools to branch from the main stem (see fig. in).Gouges and fillets need… … Fig. i 12. lines is to treat them in design as if theywere wires in tension, and knot and twistthem together. Provided the idea is con-sistently adhered to throughout, such apattern is often very successful. A simple arrangement of straight lineswill be sufficient ornamentation for mostbooks. Three…

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