Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

Table of Contents

M

• M
• machine binding
• machine direction
• machine ruling
• machine sewing
• machine stitching
• madder lake
• made boards
• made endpaper
• made flyleaves
• made-up copy
• magazine binder
• magazine paper
• magnesium bicarbonate
• magnesium carbonate
• magnesium hydroxide
• magnesium methoxide
• magnesium silicate
• magnesium sulfate
• Mahieu, Thomas
• mahogany marble
• Maioli, Thomas
• make up
• maleic anhydride
• malleable
• malpighian layer
• mangrove (bark)
• manifold binding
• manifold paper
• manila
• manila board
• manila hemp
• Mansfield, Edgar
• manuscript binding
• manuscript cover paper
• Manutius, Aldus
• map endpapers
• map paper
• marble
• marble board
• marbled
• marble calf
• marbled cloth
• marbled edges
• marbled grain
• marbled leather
• marbled top
• marble rollers
• marble transfer
• marbling
• marbling base
• marbling brushes
• marbling combs
• marbling gum
• marbling machine
• marbling rods
• marbling size
• marbling trough
• marbling under gilt
• marbling water
• margin
• maril
• marking
• marking up
• mastic
• matching sets
• mature
• mbt
• m.e
• mean tensile strength
• Mearne, Samuel
• mechanical adhesion
• mechanical binding
• mechanical deckle-edge paper
• mechanical fasteners
• mechanical marblers
• mechanical wood pulp
• meeting guard
• mellowing
• mending
• mercapto-benzthiazole
• mercuric chloride
• merrythought
• metal back binders
• metallic inks
• metallic thread
• metalwork
• methylated spirit
• methyl bromide
• methyl cellulose
• methyl magnesium carbonate
• mica paste
• Michel, Marius
• microcrystalline wax
• microencapsulated adhesive
• microfilm
• micrometer
• microscopy
• Middleton, Bernard C.
• migration
• mil
• mildew
• millboard
• millboard machine
• mimeograph paper
• mimosa
• mineral acids
• mineral tanning
• miniature book
• minium
• mint
• mirror binding
• misbound
• missing leaves
• mistletoe tool
• mitered
• mitsumata
• m.m. system
• mocha
• mock flexible
• modeled-leather covers
• modern monastic
• modified starches
• modifier
• modulus of elasticity
• Mohs' scale
• moiré book cloth
• moiré effect
• moisture content
• moisture proofness
• moisture vapor transmission
• mold
• molding iron
• mold-made paper
• mold resistant paper
• moleskin
• monastic bindings
• Le Monnier family
• monotype
• Montagu style
• mordant
• mordant dyes
• morocco
• morocco cloth
• morpholine
• Morris, William
• mosaic bindings
• mossing
• mottled
• mottled calf
• mottled edges
• mottled sheep
• mottling
• mounted and tipped
• mounted on guards
• mounts
• mucilage
• mucilaginous liquid
• mudéjar style
• mull
• mullen
• multiple spindle drill
• murex
• muriatic acid
• music manuscript
• muslin
• mustard plasters
• mutton thumper
• mutton thumping
• mutual solvent
• M.V.T
• myrabolans