Preferred label
reversed skin
vrengt skinn
Alternative label
suede
Note (en)
Note
A skin that is placed on the book with the flesh side outwards. Where this is done with tanned or alum-tawed skins, the exterior of the book will have a soft, suede-like finish, and the use of reversed skins was common from the late Middle Ages through to the 19th century. Parchment skins could also be reversed, displaying the clean creamy white flesh side prepared by the parchment maker with a smooth polished surface. The use of reversed parchment was particularly popular in Italy in the 16th century.
Note (nb)
Note
skinn brukt som overtrekk på et bokbind, der kjøttsiden/innsiden vender utover
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source-reference-374
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.
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source-reference-377
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.
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