Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

Table of Contents

D

• D
• damask
• dammar (gum)
• damping stretch
• d & f
• dandy roll
• dates, translation of
• daylight
• deacidification
• dead spots
• dead white
• deakins
• deckle
• deckle edge
• decorated covers
• decorated papers
• decorative roll
• deerskin
• defective binding
• defective sheets
• defoamers
• degrain
• degreasing
• degree of tannage
• delamination
• delignification
• deliming
• delivered flat
• deluxe binding
• deluxe edition
• dendritic growths
• denier
• denim
• density
• dentelle
• dentelle á l'oiseau
• dermis
• Derome style
• designation mark
• designer bookbinders
• developed dyes
• devil
• dew point
• dextrin
• dhawa
• diacritical marks
• diaper pattern
• diatomaceous silica
• diced pattern
• die
• die cutting
• Diehl, Edith
• die sunk
• diethylene glycol
• diethyl zinc
• digester
• diluent
• dimensional changes in leather
• dimensional stability
• dip
• diptych
• direct dyes
• directional ventilating power
• direction line
• direction word
• directory paper
• disc refiner
• disc ruling machine
• disodium pyrophosphate
• dividers
• dividing into sections
• divi-divi
• divinity bindings
• divinity calf
• document parchment
• doeskin
• dog ear
• dog eared
• domestic goat
• dominotiers
• dongola
• dope
• dos à dos binding
• dotted line style
• double coated paper
• double cord sewing
• double covers
• doubled
• double decomposition
• double gold
• double headbands
• double kettle stitch
• double mounting
• double plate
• double register
• double scored
• double-shear stroke
• double-sixteen folder
• double skin
• double slipcase
• double spread
• double-stitched binder
• double thick cover paper
• double-tone ink
• double two sheets on
• doubling
• doublure
• doublure margin
• do up
• down at the head
• downtime
• drag
• draw
• drawer-handle tool
• drawing color
• drawing on
• drawn flanks
• drawn grain
• drawn-in
• drawn marble
• drawn-on covers
• drenching
• dressing
• dried-in strain
• drill
• drive punch
• dropping colors
• drum
• drumming on
• dry
• drying
• drying cracks
• drying memory
• drying temperature
• drying time
• drying tunnel
• dry open
• dry pressing
• dry-rub resistance
• dry-salting
• dry size
• dry stamping
• dry strength
• dry tack
• dubbin
• Dubuisson, Pierre-Paul
• duck
• dull-coated
• dull gilt
• dumb
• dummy
• duodecimo
• duodo bindings
• duplex
• duplex book trimmer
• duplex paper
• durability (of paper)
• duro-flexible binding
• dust cover
• dust jacket
• Dutch antique marble
• Dutch binding
• Dutch corner
• Dutch gilt papers
• Dutch gold
• Dutch marble
• Dutch metal
• Dutch paper
• Dutch sewing
• dwell
• dye
• dyed white
• dyeing