Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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antique grain

A surface pattern on leather consisting of markings or creases, usually irregular, in which the hollows or valleys are given a contrasting color to produce a two-tone or two-color effect. The creases are produced either by EMBOSSING (1) or BOARDING (1) . (61 )




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