Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
sig water
An alkaline solution of soda ash, borax or ammonia, used to wash the grain surface of leather preparatory to the application of dye solutions. Formerly, sig water was a solution of stale urine. (
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