Marble calf

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Description

A piece of calf skin leather that has been acid treated to produce a mottled or streaked pattern that resembles marble (Roberts and Etherington 1982).

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.

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