Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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kiss marks

Light or white patches on vegetable tanned leathers, caused by hides and skins touching each other in the tanning pits, thus preventing the tan from penetrating the areas of contact. Kiss marks are prevented by rocking the frames which hold the skins while in the pits. (306 )




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