Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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fancy marble

An edge marble produced by spreading a finely ground vegetable coloring matter mixed with spirits of wine (a solution of 90% ethyl alcohol in water). The alcohol causes the coloring matter to spread in a diversity of forms, which are then transferred to the edges of the book. (241 )




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