Maril
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Description
An acronym for marbled inlaid leather. Maril is made by mixing waste scraps of varying colored leathers to form a collage. This technique was developed by the English bookbinder Philip Smith (Roberts and Etherington 1982).
Synonyms and Related Terms
marbled inlaid leather
Additional Information
M.Roberts, D.Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1982.
Authority
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982