Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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pearl ash

A crude form of potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3 ) leached from wood ashes, purified by partial crystallization and then dried by evaporation. It is dissolved in water and used to wash the covers of leather bindings before marbling. (97 , 159 )




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