Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
peacock roll
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ROLL (1)
cut in the shape of the raised and spread tail of a peacock as part of the design. This type of design is characteristic of some English Restoration bindings, as well as some 18th century Irish bindings. (
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