Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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gilt in the square

The fore edge of a book gilded after sewing but before rounding. This results in a white edge showing at the first and last sections after the book is subsequently rounded and backed. Cf: GILT IN THE ROUND . See also: ROUGH GILT .

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