Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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crust splits

A type of leather which, after tannage, has not been further processed but has simply been dried. The term "crust" is used in this sense mainly in association with a leather such as sheepskin, while the term ROUGH TANNED is similarly employed with reference to cowhide. (61 )




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