Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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gold book

A paper book, usually 3 3/4 inches square, containing 25 sheets of gold leaf interspersed between leaves of goldbeater's tissues which have been dusted with chalk.






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