Groove, that part of the sections which is turned over in backing to receive the board.

REPRODUCTIONS OF BINDINGS

I., II., AND III.
Fifteenth Century Blind-Tooled Bindings

IV.
Sixteenth Century Binding with Simple Gold-Tooling

V., VI., VII., AND VIII.
Modern Bindings Designed by the Author

I.—German Fifteenth Century. Pigskin. Actual size, 8¾″ × 6¼″.

II.—German Fifteenth Century. Calf. Actual size 12½″ × 8½″.