Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
burnished edges
The colored or gilt edges of a book which have been polished, usually by means of a bloodstone or agate implement called a
BURNISHER (2)
. See also:
BURNISHER(S) (2)
.
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