Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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all-over style

1. A style of finishing in which the entire cover, as distinct from the corners, center or borders, is decorated by a single motif, multiple motifs, or a decorative roll. 2. Any pattern in a book cloth which runs both across and down the roll. (130 , 156 )




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