Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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cresting roll

A type of finishing tool, consisting of a ROLL (1) having two undulating and intersecting lines below and a series of tufts above. See also: HERALDIC CRESTING .

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