Cutting press. The "lying press" turned over so that the runners are uppermost.
Deckle edge. The rough untrimmed edge of hand-made paper.
Dentelle. A form of book ornament which supposedly represents lace.
Derome. A style of ornament having dentelle border with small birds among the arabesques.
Diaper. A form of ornament consisting of a small pattern repeated in geometrical form.
Divinity calf. Dark brown calfskin blind-stamped and without gilding, formerly used in binding religious books.
Divinity edges. See Circuit edges.
Die. An engraved stamp used for stamping a design.
Double. See Doublure.
Doubled. A design is doubled when the finisher tries to make a second impression and the tool does not quite follow the lines of the first impression.