Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
iron bindings
Bookbindings, usually of German origin, which have covers of iron, cast in the form of grillwork composed of bars and scrolls and riveted onto the boards. The style was also employed in England in the 19th century. (
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