Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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wheeling

The process of tumbling hides and skins, or leather, in a revolving drum. Newly tanned leather is wheeled after pressing in order to remove wrinkles and creases. (363 )






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