Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
gilt in the round
The fore edge of a book gilded after the book is sewn and rounded, giving the fore edge the appearance of a solid gilt surface. Cf:
GILT IN THE SQUARE
. See also:
ROUGH GILT
.
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