Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
tinny
An expression used to describe a leather that is "empty," i.e., lacking in substance, and weak. The defect is caused when
BATING
is carried too far, resulting in excessive "digestion" of the collagen of the leather. (
291
)
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