Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 483
ng of two or three leaves oflead, thinly covered with wax, on which theywrote with an iron pen or stylus, the leaves be-ing joined by iron rings or by ribbons, were alsoused by the ancients (Fig. 6). Books remained very scarce and expensiveuntil after the introduction of paper made fromlinen, and… … LEAD BUCK. A fashion of expensive bindings prevailed fora long time, and great skill was exhibited inbindings ornamented by embroidery and vari- i3gi. BOOKS OF OLDEN TIMES. 959
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