Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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spot marble

A general type of marble consisting of a base or "ground" color, usually of a dark shade, followed by colors of lighter shade. The color containing the greatest amount of gall is dropped on the size last so that it will spread out and crowd the other colors together. (371 )




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