Marbling, colouring the edges and end papers in various patterns, obtained by floating colours on a gum solution.
Millboard machine, machine used for squaring boards; should only be used for cheap work, as an edge cut by it will not be as square as if cut by the plough.
Mitring, (1) lines meeting at a right angle without overrunning are said to be mitred. (2) A join at 45° as in the leather on the inside of the boards.
Overcasting, over-sewing the back edges of single leaves or weak sections.
Peel, a thin board on a handle used for hanging up sheets for drying.
Plate, an illustration printed from a plate. Term often incorrectly applied to illustrations printed from woodcuts. Any full-page illustration printed on different paper to the book is usually called a “plate.”
Pressing plates, plates of metal japanned or nickelled, used for giving finish to the leather on a book.
Press pin, an iron bar used for turning the screws of presses.
Proof, edges left uncut as “proof” that the book has not been unduly cut down.
Register, (i.) when the print on one side of a leaf falls exactly over that on the other it is said to register. (ii.) Ribbon placed in a book as a marker.