Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
iron acetates
Ferric acetate (Fe(CH
3
CO
2
)
3
), and ferrous acetate (FE(CH
3
CO
2
)
2
), deep red and pale green respectively and used, largely in the 19th century, to treat leather bindings for "sprinkled" and "tree" effects. See also:
TREE CALF
.
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