Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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ring test

A test designed to determine the water resistance of a (book) cloth. The Library Binding Institute standards call for a book cloth that will permit no penetration of water within a period of 10 minutes, or oleic acid (grease) within 5 minutes. (341 )




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