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
Resources and Citations
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982