Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
russet (
russet leather
)
The condition of a vegetable-tanned hide leather that has been dressed and is ready for staining or finishing by other processes. Such leather is also frequently referred to as "skirt" or "skirt leather." (
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