Maril

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