Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
gut
The cured and finished strips of the intestines of sheep, calves, or oxen. The gut of the sheep or calf is used as the core of the
HEADBAND
, while that of the ox is used in the manufacture of
GOLDBEATER'S SKIN
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