Preferred label
hand letters
Note (en)
Note
A single letter engraved or cast into a piece of metal tool fitted into a wooden handle.
Scope note source reference
source-reference-668
Source
Etherington & Roberts (1982)
Roberts, Matt, Don Etherington, and Margaret R. Brown. 1982. Bookbinding and the conservation of books: a dictionary of descriptive terminology. Washington: Library of Congress.
Additional Reference
source-reference-666
Source
Middleton, The Restoration... (1998)
Bernard C. Middleton (1998), The Restoration of Leather Bindings, 3rd ed. rev. & expanded, New Castle (DE); London, Oak Knoll Press ; British Library.
Additional Reference
Entry for 'handle letters', p. 25 (modified)
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