Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
silk sewn
An expression sometimes applied to books sewn with silk thread. At one time it was common to indicate Bibles and prayer books sewn with silk by means of a tiny gold stamp "silk sewn" on the inside of the upper cover. (
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