Scored calf
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Description
An embossed calfskin leather. Scored calfskin had indentation made to imitate the appearance of grained morocco. Embossed leathers were popular in England in the early 19th century.
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