Thursday, May 30, 2013

Mosaic in Morocco: Inlaid Leather Bindings

The Pardoner's Tale by Geoffrey ChaucerMosaic in Morocco: Inlaid Leather Bindings on AbeBooks: Leather has been a common and traditional material used in bookbinding for centuries and centuries. It's pliable, can be stretched and cut easily, absorbs dye, and adds to the beauty and aesthetic appeal of a volume. While not without its problems - susceptibility to extreme temperatures, moisture and humidity, light exposure and more - leather is still often the binder's choice for fine jobs, though synthetic equivalents are popular as well as various cloths.

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