Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
agate (
agate burnisher
)
A natural stone, consisting of a form of silica, similar to chalcedony, with colored bands of purple or brown, shaped and polished for use as a burnishing tool, particularly in edge gilding. See also:
BURNISHER (2)
.
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