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Books will speak plain : a handbook for identifying and describing historical bindings / Julia Miller

A comprehensive handbook detailing the history of the codex and the materials used in pre-1900 historical bindings. It provides practical guidelines for the physical assessment and documentation of non-luxury bookbindings to assist in their preservation.

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