Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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creasability

The ability of a sheet of paper or board to be folded without any cracks appearing in the area where the crease occurs. Creasability differs from BRITTLENESS , as the latter property involves a small degree of bending and is generally a manifestation of chemical changes within the paper. (17 )




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