Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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feathering

1. See: EDGING (1) . 2. A printing fault seen as the spreading or feathering of the ink outside the printing area and generally along the direction in which the fibers lie. It may be a result of excess solvent in the ink, an unsuitable paper, or both. (156 )




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