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A short history of bookbinding and a glossary of styles and terms used in binding, with a brief account of the celebrated binders and patrons of bookbinding from whom the various styles are named, description of leathers, etc (1895)

Zaehnsdorf (Firm), Zaehnsdorf, Joseph William, 1853-1930 · London : Printed at the Chiswick press · leaf 24

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oak boards, a.d. iioo. Velvet, silk, hogskin, and leather Glossary. 19 were used as early as the fifteenth century ; needlework bind-ing began in 1471; vellum, stamped and ornamented, about1510; leather about the same date, and calf in 1550. Clothbinding superseded the paper known in England as… … COLLATER. ing the packs of folded sheets; sewing, after saw-cutting thebacks for the cords; rounding the backs and glueing them ;edge-cutting ; binding, securing the book to the sides ; coveringthe sides and back with leather, muslin, or paper, as the casemay be ; tooling and lettering; and…

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