Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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quercitron

A tannin, and yellow coloring material, obtained from the bark of the black oak, Quercus velutina, and used to a very limited extent in tanning and dyeing leather. The bark contains about 6 to 12% tannin. See also: OAK . (197 )




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