Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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clay tablets

The earliest form of the "book." Clay tablets were generally used for records and were inscribed in cuneiform writing on wet clay, which when hardened was usually protected by a cover (outer shell), also of clay, which was inscribed with a copy, abstract, or title of the contents. (12 , 156 )




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