Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

Table of Contents

A

• a
• aa pattern
• abaca
• aberrant copy
• abhesive
• abrasion
• abrasion resistance
• abrasives
• absolute humidity
• absorbency
• absorbent papers
• absorption
• acacia
• acacia gum
• acanthus
• accelerated aging test
• accordian fold
• accordian-pleated fold
• account book
• account-book binding
• account-book paper
• acetate
• acetate envelopes
• acetate ink
• acetic acid
• acetic ether
• acetone
• acid
• acid dyes
• acid-free leather
• acid-free paper
• acid gases
• acidity
• acid migration
• acid size
• acid transfer
• acid wash
• acme seal
• acrylic resin
• additives
• adherend
• adhesion
• adhesive
• adhesive binding
• adhesive binding machine
• adhesive dope
• adhesive glassine tape
• adhesive paper
• adjusted
• advance sheets
• advertisements bound-in
• aerosol
• against the grain
• agalite
• agar
• agate
• agatine
• "agenda" format
• aggressive tack
• aging
• air-dried
• air dry
• airmail paper
• air permeability
• Aitken, Robert
• ajoure bindings
• à la cathédral
• album
• albumen
• album paper
• alchemic gold
• aldehyde tanning
• alder (bark)
• Aldine leaves
• Aldine style
• algarobilla
• alkali
• alkaline buffer
• alkaline filler
• alkaline process
• alkaline reserve
• all along
• alligator grained leather
• alligator leather
• all on
• all-over style
• alpha cellulose
• alpha grass
• alpha protein
• alum
• aluminum leaf
• aluminum sulfate
• alum-size bath
• alum-tawed skin
• alum water
• American leather
• American marble
• American Russia
• amorphous
• amylaceous
• amyl acetate
• anchoring
• anglos
• anhydrous
• anhydrous lanolin
• aniline
• aniline dyed
• aniline dyes
• aniline ink
• aniline leather
• aniline stained
• animal glue
• animals-in-foliage panel
• animal size
• animal sized
• anionic (substances)
• aniseed
• anisotropic behavior
• annatto
• antelope-finish suede
• antiblocking agent
• antichlor
• antifoam agents
• antimony
• antique
• antique binding
• antique book paper
• antique cover paper
• antique edges
• antique grain
• antique marble
• antique tooling
• a pattern
• apparent density
• apparent specific gravity
• appliqué work
• apron
• aqua regia
• aqueous
• arabesque
• arabesque plates
• arabic gum
• arabic numerals
• archil
• architectural motif
• architectural style
• Argentina, Conradus de
• Armenian bole
• arming press
• armorial bearings
• armorial bindings
• art binding
• art canvas
• artificial gold
• artificial grain
• artificial leather
• art linen
• art paper
• art parchment
• art vellum
• asbestine
• ash
• "as is"
• assembly time
• assiette
• A-stage
• asterisk
• atlas
• atlas folio
• atlas paper
• attaching boards
• attapulgite clay
• aureole
• author's binding
• automatic clamping
• automatic spacing
• automatic stitcher-feeder machine
• aux petits fers
• available chlorine
• avaram (bark)
• awl
• azured tool