Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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spotting

1. See: FOXING . 2. A form of geometrical powdered decoration on a leather binding, with the background occupying a larger area than the ornament. See also: GOLD-POWDERED BINDINGS ;SEMÉ . (94 , 261 )






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