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USEFUL REFERENCE SERIES. NO. 14. 
 
 TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN 
 BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND BY THE 
 BOOK AND PRINTING TRADES. 
 
TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 USED IN 
 
 BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND BY THE 
 
 BOOK AND PRINTING 
 
 TRADES 
 
 BY 
 
 AXEL MOTH 
 
 (FORMING A SUPPLEMENT TO F. K. WALTERS 
 ABBREVIATIONS AND TECHNICAL TERMS USED 
 IN BOOK CATALOGS AND IN BIBLIOGRAPHIES.) 
 
 BOSTON 
 
 THE BOSTON BOOK COMPANY 
 
 1915 
 
LIBRABY SCHOOL 
 
 6 
 
 Portions of this Compilation 
 have been published in The 
 Bulletin of Bibliography 
 during 1912 to 1916. 
 
 The Riverdale Press, Brookline, Mass., U.S.A. 
 

 PREFACE 
 
 The present publication forms part of a 
 more extensive unpublished piece of work 
 undertaken a number of years ago, and will 
 now serve as a supplement to F. K. Walter's 
 "Abbreviations and Technical Terms used 
 in Book Catalogues and Bibliographies," 
 published in Boston in 1912. 
 
 The original manuscript was planned 
 somewhat differently, and included library 
 terms, now published separately. Changes 
 in the arrangement were made necessary in 
 order to make it uniform with the work "it 
 now supplements. Terms already in Mr. 
 Walter's work, are, with a few exceptions, 
 omitted here. 
 
 In the compilation numerous works on 
 bibliography, printing, and binding have 
 been consulted, as well as periodicals relat- 
 ing to these subjects. 
 
 Several foreign librarians have given me 
 their kind assistance in cases where I was 
 unable to find the terms. Thus a number of 
 Dutch terms were supplied by Dr. H. Greve 
 and Mr. R. van der Meulen, Italian by Dr. 
 Eugenio Rossi, Spanish by Mrs. Figarola 
 Caneda, and Swedish by Dr. Isak Collijn. 
 
 Mr. F. K. Walter, who is the compiler of 
 the Latin list, a field left untouched by me, 
 
 iviGC52227 
 
has given valuable assistance in the final 
 preparation of the work by contributions, 
 especially of French and German abbrevia- 
 tions and terms. To him and to the above 
 mentioned librarians I hereby express my 
 sincere thanks. Their contributions have 
 added to what there is of value in the work. 
 For its shortcomings I am solely responsible. 
 
 VI 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Preface v 
 
 English Terms with equivalents in Danish, 
 
 Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish ... 1 
 
 Danish Terms 87 
 
 Dutch Terms 106 
 
 French Terms 126 
 
 German Terms 151 
 
 Italian Terms 176 
 
 Latin Terms 200 
 
 Spanish Terms 227 
 
 Swedish Terms 245 
 
 VI 1 
 
Abbreviations Used 
 
 . bibliography; — bb. bookbinding; — bo. book- 
 trade; — e. engraving; — pa. paper; — pi. plural; 
 — pr. printing; — Stand. Diet. Standard Dictionary 
 of the English Language; — Webster. Webster's 
 International Dictionary of the English Language. 
 
ENGLISH 
 
 abstract or summary or synopsis. 
 
 Dan. Kompendium ; Du. kort begrip, 
 
 overzicht; compendium; Fr. abrege; 
 
 sommaire; Ger. Kompendium; //. com- 
 
 pendio, sommario; Sp. compendio, re- 
 
 sumen; Sw. kompendium. 
 acrostic. 
 
 Dan. Navnedigt, Akrostichon; Du. naam- 
 
 dicht; Fr. acrostiche; Ger. Namenge- 
 
 dicht; //. acrostico; Sp. poema acros- 
 
 tico; Sw. namndikt, akrostikon. 
 act. Part of a play. 
 
 Dan. Akt; Du. bedrijf; Fr. acte; Ger. 
 
 Aufzug; //. atto; Sp. acto; Sw. akt. 
 advance sheets or early copies, (bo.) Sample 
 
 sheets of a book, issued in advance as 
 
 an advertisement. 
 Dan. Udhsengsark ; Du. schoone bladen; 
 
 Fr. bonnes feuilles, feuilles d'auteur; 
 
 Ger. Aushangebogen ; //. fogli impagi- 
 
 nati; Sp. hojas de autor; Sw. rentryckt 
 
 ark. 
 advertisement. 
 
 Dan. Avertissement ; Du. advertentie, 
 
 aankondiging; Fr. annonce; Ger. In- 
 
 serat, Anzeige, Annonce; //. annunzio; 
 
 Sp. aviso; Sw. annons. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 all published or no more published, (b.) 
 Dan. mere udkom ikke; Du. alles wat 
 
 verscheen; Fr. tout ce qui a paru; Ger. 
 
 soweit erschienen; //. fin qui; non si 6 
 
 pubblicato altro; Sp. todo publicado; 
 
 Sw. allt utgifvet. 
 alliteration. The repetition of the same letter 
 
 at the beginning of two or more words 
 
 immediately succeeding each other, or 
 
 at short intervals. Webster. 
 Dan. Bogstavrim; Du. stafrijm; Fr. alUte- 
 
 ration; Ger. Stabreim; //. alHterazione; 
 ' 5/). aliteracion ; 5w. stafrim, alliteration. 
 also under the title, (b.) 
 
 Dan. ogsaa med Titel; Dii. ook onder den 
 
 titel; Fr. aussi sous le titre; Ger. auch 
 
 unter dem Titel; //. anche sotto ii 
 
 titolo; Sp. tambien con el titulo; Sw. 
 
 ocksa med titel, afven med titel. 
 annotation. A remark, note or commentary 
 
 on some passage of a book, intended to 
 
 illustrate its meaning. Webster. 
 Dan. Anmaerkning; Dii. aanteekening; 
 
 Fr. annotation; Ger. Anmerkung; //. 
 
 annotazione; Sp. anotacion; Sw. an- 
 
 markning. 
 annotator or commentator. 
 
 Dan. Kommentator, Fortolker; Die. aan- 
 
 teekenaar; Fr. annotateur, commen- 
 
 tateur; Ger. Erlauterer, Kommentator; 
 
 It. annotatore, commentatore ; Sp. ano- 
 
 tador. comentador; Sw. anmarkare, 
 
 utlaggare, kommentator. 
 
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ENGLISH 
 
 annual or yearly. 
 
 Dan. aarlig; Du. jaarlijksch; Fr. annuel; 
 Ger. jahrlich; //. annuale; Sp. anual; 
 Sw. arlig. 
 
 annual report. See report, annual. 
 
 appendix or supplement. 
 
 Dan. Bilag, Tillseg, Supplement; Du. 
 aanhangsel, bijvoegsel; Fr. appendice, 
 supplement; Ger. Anhang, Beilage, Er- 
 ganzung, Nachtrag; //. appendice, sup- 
 plemento; Sp. apendice, suplemento; 
 Sw. bihang, supplement, tillagg. 
 
 approval, on. (bo.) 
 
 Dan. til Eftersyn; Du. op zicht, zichtzen- 
 ding; Fr. a I'examen; sous condition; 
 Ger. zur Ansicht, Ansichtssendung ; //. 
 sotto condizione; Sp. condicionalmente, 
 en comisi&n; Sw. till paseende, till 
 benaget paseende. 
 
 art of printing. 
 
 Dan. Bogtrykkerkunst; Du. boekdruk- 
 kunst; Fr. art typographique; Ger. 
 Buchdruckerkunst ; //. arte dello stam- 
 pare; Sp. arte de la imprenta; Siv. bok- 
 tryckarkonst. 
 
 at the author's expense or privately printed. 
 (bo.) 
 Dan. paa eget Forlag, trykt som Manu- 
 skript ; Du. voor rekening van den schrij- 
 ver, privaat uitgaaf; Fr. aux frais de 
 I'auteur; Ger. Selbstverlag des Verfas- 
 sers, Privatdruck; //. a spese dell' 
 autore; Sp. por cuenta del autor; Sw. 
 pa eget forlag. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 auction. See book auction, 
 author. 
 
 Dan. Forfatter; Du. auteur, schrijver; 
 
 Fr. auteur; Ger. Verfasser, Schrift- 
 
 steller; //. autore; Sp. autor; Sw. for- 
 
 fattare. 
 author's expense, at the. See at the author's 
 
 expense, 
 awarded a prize. 
 
 Dan. prisbelonnet, Du. bekroond; Fr. 
 
 couronne; Ger. gekront; //. premiato; 
 
 Sp. premiado; Sw. prisbelont. 
 
 B 
 
 back, to. (bb.) To prepare the back of a book 
 with glue, etc. Webster. 
 Dan. saette Ryg i en Bog; Du. den rug 
 van een boek maken; Fr. endosser; 
 Ger. mit Riicken versehen; It. indossare; 
 Sp. enlomar; Sw. forse med rygg. 
 back of a book, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Bogryg; Du. rug van een boek; Fr. 
 dos d'un livre ; Ger. Riicken eines Buches ; 
 //. dorso; costola, schiena; Sp. lomo de 
 un libro; Sw. bokrygg. 
 back, loose, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. los Ryg; Du. losse rug, vrije rug; 
 
 Fr. dos brise, dos souple, reliure a I'alle- 
 
 mande; Ger. loser Riicken; //. legatura 
 
 flessibile; Sp. lomo hueco; Sw. los rygg. 
 
 back, spring, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Knepryg; Du. veerende rug; Fr. 
 dos k ressort; Ger. Sprungriicken; //. 
 
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ENGLISH 
 
 dorso a scatto; Sp. lomo de resorte; 
 
 Sw. fjaderrygg. 
 back, tight, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. fast Ryg; Du. vaste rug; Fr. dos 
 
 rigide, dos adherent, dos ferme; Ger. 
 
 fester Riicken; //. dorso rigido; Sp. 
 
 lomo rigido; Sw. fast rygg. 
 backing, (bb.) Preparing of the back of a 
 
 book with glue, etc. Webster. 
 Dan. Bogrygs Tildannelse; Du. het maken 
 
 van den rug; Fr. endossure; Ger. 
 
 Riickenbildung; //. indossatura; Sp. 
 
 enlomado; Sw. bokryggs forfardigande. 
 bands, raised, (bb.) The cords upon which 
 
 the sheets of a volume are sewn. If the 
 
 cords are not imbedded in the back of 
 
 the sheets and thus show as ridges, they 
 
 are called raised bands. 
 Dan. ophojede Bind; Du. ribbenband; 
 
 Fr. nerfs, nervures; Ger. erhabene Biinde; 
 
 //. correggiuole ; Sp. nervios; Sw. upp- 
 
 hojda bind, hoga bind. 
 bastard-title or half-title or fly-title, (b.) 
 
 A short title-page preceding the regular 
 
 full title-page. Webster. 
 Dan. Smudstitel, Halvtitel; Du. Fransche 
 
 titel, voor-de-handsche titel; Fr. faux- 
 
 titre; Ger. Schmutztitel, Vorsatztitel ; 
 
 //. titolo falso, frontispizio falso, fron- 
 
 tispizio morto, occhietto; Sp. falso 
 
 frontis, falsa portada; Sw. smutstitel. 
 battered letter, (pr.) See letter, battered. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Bible. 
 
 Dan. Bibel; Du. Bijbel; Fr. Bible; Ger. 
 Bibel; //. Bibbia; Sp. Biblia; Sw. 
 Bibel. 
 bibliomaniac. 
 
 Dan. Biblioman; Du. bibliomaan; boe- 
 kengek; Fr. bibliomane; Ger. Biblioman, 
 Biichernarr; //. bibliomano; Sp. bi- 
 bliomane; Sw. biblioman. 
 bibliophile. 
 
 Dan. Bogelsker; Du. boekenlief hebber ; 
 Fr. bibliophile; Ger. Biicherfreund; //. 
 bibliofilo; Sp. bibliofilo; Sw. bibliofil. 
 bid on a book. 
 
 Dan. byde paa en Bog; Du. bieden op een 
 boek; Fr. mettre une enchere sur un 
 livre; Ger. fiir ein Buch offeriren; //. 
 incantare su di un libro; Sp. ofrecer en 
 un libro; Siv. bjuda pa en bok. 
 bi-monthly. Occurring once in two months. 
 Webster. 
 
 Dan. hver anden Maaned; Du. tweemaan- 
 delijksch; Fr. paraissant tons les deux 
 mois; Ger. zweimonatlich ; //. bime- 
 strale; Sp. bimestral; Sw. hvar annan 
 manad. 
 bind, to. (bb.) 
 
 Dan. indbinde; Du. inbinden; Fr. relier; 
 Ger. einbinden; //. legare; ^Z*. encuader- 
 nar; Siu. binda in. 
 binder or bookbinder. 
 
 Dan. Bogbinder; Du. boekbinder; Fr. 
 relieur; Ger. Buchbinder; //. legatore 
 
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ENGLISH 
 
 di libri; Sp. encuadernador ; Sw. bok- 
 
 bindare. 
 binder's title. 
 
 Dan. Rygtitel; Du. boekbinderstitel, rug- 
 
 titel; Fr. titre du relieur; Ger. Riicken- 
 
 titel; //. titolo del legatore; Sp. titulo 
 
 del encuadernador; Sw. ryggtitel. 
 bindery or bookbinder shop. 
 Dan. Bogbinderi; Du. boekbinderij ; Fr. 
 
 atelier de relieur; Ger. Buchbinderei; 
 
 It. legatoria; Sp. taller de encuaderna- 
 
 cion; Sw. bokbinderi. 
 binding. 
 
 Dan. Indbinding; Dti. band; Fr. reliure; 
 
 Ger. Einband; //. legatura; Sp. encua- 
 
 dernacion; Sw. inbindning. 
 
 binding, worn. 
 
 Dan. slidt Bind; Du. versleten band; Fr. 
 reliure fatiguee; Ger. abgeniitzter Ein- 
 band; //. legatura logora; Sp. encuader- 
 naci&n muy usada; Sw. sliten inbind- 
 ning. 
 
 binding in boards. See boards, in. 
 
 black letter, (pr.) The old English or modern 
 Gothic letter in which the early Eng- 
 lish books were printed. 
 Dan. gammelt engelsk Frakturbogstav; 
 Du. Duitsche letter; Fr. lettre de forme, 
 lettre flamande ; Ger. altenglischer Buch- 
 stabe; //. carattere gotico; Sp. letra 
 de tortis; Sw. gammal engelsk frak- 
 turstil. 
 
TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 blacks, (pr.) A space, quadrat or piece of 
 furniture which rises and is imprinted 
 on the sheet. 
 Dan. Spis; Z)«. zwarte vlekken ; Fr. espace 
 montee a Timpression; Ger. Spiess; //. 
 spazi; Sw. spis. 
 
 blank book. See book, blank. 
 
 bleed, to. (bb.) To cut into the printed 
 part of a book in trimming. Stand. Did. 
 Dan. sksere en Bog ned saa meget at 
 Teksten lider; Du. afsnijden met 
 tekstverminking; Ger. mit Textverlust 
 beschneiden; //. smarginare; Sp. cortar 
 de modo que sufra lo impreso ; Sw. skara 
 i stil. 
 
 blind blocking. See blind tooling. 
 
 blind tooling or blind blocking, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Bhndtryk; Du. bhnddruk op banden; 
 Fr. fers a froid, ornements a froid; 
 Ger. BHndpressung, BHnddruck; //. 
 ornamenti a secco; Sp. estampadura en 
 seco; Sw. bHndtryck. 
 
 block-book, (b.) A book printed from en- 
 graved blocks of wood. Webster. 
 Dan. Blokbog; Du. houtblokdruk; Fr. 
 Hvre xylographique ; Ger. Holztafel- 
 druck, Blockbuch; //. Hbro xilografico; 
 Sp. Hbro xilografico; Sw. blockbok. 
 
 blotting paper. 
 
 Dan. Klatpapir, Traekpapir; Du. vloei- 
 papier; Fr. papier buvard; Ger. Losch- 
 papier; //. carta sugante, carta asciu- 
 gante; 5/>.papel secante; Sw. laskpapper. 
 
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ENGLISH 
 
 boards, (bb.) Pasteboard sides for a book 
 
 cover. Webster. 
 Dan. Pappermer; Du. kartonnenband ; 
 
 Fr. plats de carton; Ger. Pappdeckel; 
 
 It. piatti in cartone ; Sp. tapas de cart&n ; 
 
 Siv. papp-parmar. 
 boards, in. (bb.) A book with pasteboard 
 
 covers. 
 Dan. stifthaeftet; Du. gecartonneerd ; 
 
 Fr. cartonne; Ger. kartonniert, steif- 
 
 broschiert; //. incartonato, cartonato; 
 
 Sp. encartonado; Sw. styfhaftad, kar- 
 
 tonnerad. 
 boards, wooden, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Traebogpermer ; Du. houtband; 
 
 Fr. plats de bois; Ger. Holzdeckel; //. 
 
 piatti in legno; Sp. tapas de madera; 
 
 Sw. traparmar. 
 bodkin, (pr.) A sharp pointed instrument 
 
 for picking type from a form in correct- 
 ing. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Aal; Du. correctie-els ; Fr. pointe; 
 
 Ger. Ahle; It. lesina; Sp. punzon, 
 
 punta; Sw. al. 
 body type, (pr.) The type ordinarily used. 
 Dan. Brodskrift, Vaerkskrift; Du. brood- 
 letters; Fr. caracteres ordinaires; Ger. 
 
 Brotschriften; //. tipi comuni; Sp. 
 
 letra usual; Sw. vanlig tryckstil. 
 bold faced t3rpe. See type, bold faced, 
 book. 
 
 Dan. Bog; Du. boek; Fr. livre; Ger. Buch; 
 
 //. libro; Sp. libro; Sw. bok. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 book, blank. 
 
 Dan. ubeskrevet Bog, Skrivebog; Du. 
 onbeschreven boek; Fr.l ivre blanc; Ger. 
 unbeschriebenes Buch; It. falso volume, 
 libro bianco; Sp. libro en bianco; Siv. 
 skrifbok. 
 
 book, secondhand. 
 
 Dan. brugt Bog; Du. tweedehandsch boek; 
 Fr. livre d'occasion; Ger. antiquarisches 
 Buch; //. libro d'occasione; Sp. libro 
 de segunda mano; libro de ocasion, 
 libro de lance ; Sw. an\ and bok. 
 
 book of hours. A Roman Catholic prayer- 
 book containing prayers to be repeated 
 at stated times of the day. Webster. 
 Dan. Tidebog; Dii. getijdenboek, getij- 
 boek; Fr. livre d'heures, paire d'heures, 
 heures; Ger. Stundengebete ; //. libro 
 delle ore; Sp. libro de horas; Sw. hora- 
 rium. 
 
 book in quires. See book in sheets. 
 
 book in sheets or book in quires, (bo.) A 
 book not folded or bound. Amer. Diet, 
 of Pr. 
 Dan. Bog i Materie; Du. boek in Icsse 
 bladen; Fr. livre en feuilles; Ger. rohes 
 Exemplar; //. hbro in fogli; Sp. libro en 
 rama; Sw. bok i exemplar, ohaftad bok. 
 
 book-auction. 
 
 Dan. Bogauktion; Du. openbare boek- 
 verkooping, boekenveiling; Fr. vente 
 publique de livres; Ger. Biicher-V'er- 
 steigerung; //. asta libraria, vendita di 
 
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ENGLISH 
 
 libri air asta; Sp. remate de libros, sub- 
 asta de libros; Sw. bokauktion. 
 
 bookbinder. See binder. 
 
 bookbinder shop. See bindery. 
 
 book collector. 
 
 Dan. Bogsamler; Du. boekenverzamelaar; 
 Fr. collectionneur de livres; Ger. Biicher- 
 sammler; It. amatore di libri, coUettore 
 di libri; Sp. colector de libros; Sw. 
 boksamlare. 
 
 book-compositor, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Varksaetter; Du. boekzetter; Fr. 
 compositeur de livre; Ger. Werksetzer; 
 //. compositore; Sp. cajista de libros. 
 
 book-cover. See cover. 
 
 bookdealer. See bookseller. 
 
 book-fair. 
 
 Dan. Boghandlermesse; Du. boekhandel- 
 kermes; Fr. foire de librairie; Ger. Buch- 
 handlermesse; //. fiera di libri; Sp. 
 feriade libros; Sw. bokhandlaremessa. 
 
 book-mark. Any object, as a ribbon, to be 
 placed between or on the leaves of a 
 book to mark a place for ready reference. 
 Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Bogmaerke; Du. boekenlegger, 
 leeswijzer; Fr. signet; Ger. Buchzeichen, 
 Zeichenbandchen ; //. segno ; Sp. marca- 
 dor; Sw. bokmarke. 
 
 bookplate or ex-libris. An engraved label, 
 placed on or in a book to indicate 
 ownership or proper place in a library. 
 Stand. Diet. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Dan. Bogplade; Du. boekmerk, boek- 
 merkteeken; Fr. ex libris; Ger. Biicher- 
 zeichen, ex libris; //. ex libris; Sp. ex 
 libris; Siv. bokagarmarke. 
 bookseller or bookdealer. 
 
 Dan. Boghandler; Du. boekhandelaar ; 
 Fr. libraire; Gr. Buchhandler; //. libraio; 
 Sp. librero; Sw. bokhandlare. 
 bookseller, secondhand. 
 
 Dan. Antikvarboghandler; Du. tweede- 
 hands boekhandelaar; Fr. bouquiniste, 
 antiquaire; Ger. Antiquar, Biicher- 
 trodler ; //. venditore di libri vecchi ; Sp. 
 vendedor de libros usados; Sw. anti- 
 kvarbokhandlare. 
 bookseller-catalogue. 
 
 Dan. Boghandlerkatalog; Du. boekhande- 
 laarscatalogus ; Fr. catalogue de librairie ; 
 Ger. Buchhandlerkatalog; //. catalogo 
 di libraio; Sp. catalogo de librero; Sw. 
 bokhandlarekatalog. 
 bookstore. 
 
 Dan. Boghandel, Boglade; Du. boek- 
 winkel; Fr. librairie; Ger. Buchhand- 
 lung, Buchladen; //. libreria; Sp. 
 libreria; Sw. bokhandel, boklada. 
 booktrade. 
 
 Dan. Boghandel; Du. boekhandel; Fr. 
 commerce de livres; Ger. Buchhand- 
 lung, Buchhandel; //. commercio di 
 libri; Sp. comercio de libros; Siv. bok- 
 handel. 
 
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ENGLISH 
 
 book-work, (pr.) Work on books and 
 pamphlets, as distinguished from job- 
 work or newspaper work. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Bogtryk, Vaerkarbejd; Du. boek- 
 werk; Fr. composition de Hvre; Ger. 
 Werksatz ; It. composizione di libri ; Sp. 
 composicion de Hbros; Sw. boktryck. 
 
 bookworm. The larva of an insect destruc- 
 tive to books. Stand. Did. 
 Dan. Bogorm; Du. boekworm; Fr. ptilin; 
 Ger. Biicherwurm; It. tarlo, tignupla; 
 Sp. polilla que roe los libros; Sw. bok- 
 mal. 
 
 border or margin. 
 
 Dan. Rand, Margen; Du. rand; Fr. marge; 
 Ger. Rand; //. margine; Sp. margen, 
 orilla; Sw. rand. 
 
 border, mourning. See mourning border. 
 
 bosses. Protuberant metal ornaments on. 
 the boards of a book. 
 Dan. Metalbeslag; Du. metaalbeslag; Fr. 
 ferrures; Ger. Metallbeschlage; //. fer- 
 ratura suUa legatura; Sp. ornamentos 
 metalicos en los costados de la pasta 
 para resguardarla ; Sw. metallbeslag. 
 
 bottom of a page. The blank space at the 
 foot of a page. 
 Dan. Underslag; Du. voet van een blad- 
 zijde; Fr. bas d'une page; Ger. Unter- 
 schlag; It. calce; Sp. pie de una 
 pagina; Siv. underslag. 
 
 bottom-line. Last line on the page, preceding 
 the direction-line. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Dan. Slutningslinie; Du. slotregel; Fr. 
 
 ligne inferieure; Ger. Schlusslinie, 
 
 Grundlinie; It. linea di fondo; Sp. 
 
 linea del pie de la pagina; Sw. slutrad. 
 
 bound. 
 
 Dan. indbunden; Dii. gebonden; Fr. 
 relie; Ger. eingebunden; It. legato; 
 Sp. encuadernado ; Sw. inbunden. 
 box in, to. (pr.) To place rules around a page. 
 Dan. indramme med Linier; Du. omlijs- 
 ten; Fr. encadrer avec des filets; Ger. 
 einrahmen mit Linien; //. incorniciare, 
 inquadrare; Sp. encuadrar con reglas, 
 orlar; Sw. inrama med linjer. 
 brackets or squares. [ ] 
 
 Dan. Klammer; Du. haken; Fr. crochets 
 carres; Ger. eckige Klammer; //. paren- 
 tesi quadre; Sp. parentesis angulares, 
 corchetes; Sw. klammer, vinkelparentes. 
 broadside. A sheet of paper printed on one 
 side only. 
 Dan. Etbladstryk; Du. eenblad-druk; 
 Fr. feuille de> papier imprimee d'un seul 
 cote; Ger. Einblattdruck; //. foglio di 
 carta stampato solamente da una parte; 
 Sp. hoja suelta impresa en una sola cara; 
 Siv. ettbladstryck. 
 brushproof. 
 
 Dan. Borsteaftrsek; Du. proefblad met 
 den borstel getrokken; Fr. epreuve k la 
 brosse; Ger. Biirstenabzug, Abklatsch; 
 It. bozza col ruUo; Sp. prueba sacada 
 con escobilla. 
 
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ENGLISH 
 
 calendering, (pa.) Making paper smooth 
 
 and glossy. Webster. 
 Dan. Glitning; Du. satineering; Fr. sati- 
 
 nage; Ger. Satinieren; //. satinatura; 
 
 Sp. satinacion; Sw. satinering. 
 calf leather. 
 
 Dan. Kalveskind; Du. kalfsleer; Fr. 
 
 peau de veau; Ger. Kalbleder; //. 
 
 vitello; Sp. becerrillo, vitela; Sw. kalf- 
 
 skinn. 
 calico. 
 
 Dan. KaHko, Bogbinderlaerred ; Du. 
 
 katoen; Fr. percaline, calicot; Ger. 
 
 Kaliko, Perkal; //. percaUina; Sp . 
 
 percal, percalina; Sw. kalika. 
 cancel. A leaf or part of any printed matter 
 
 or work suppressed or stricken out, also 
 
 any printed matter substituted for that 
 
 stricken out. 
 Dan. omtrykt Blad; Die. verbeterblad ; 
 
 Fr. feuillet refait, carton refait, defet; 
 
 Ger. Auswechselblatt, Answurfbogen, 
 
 Karton, Umdruckblatt; //. foglietto 
 
 ristampato a cagione di qualche errore; 
 
 Sp. carton, cuartilla; Sw. kartong. 
 canceled, (e.) crossed out or obliterated. 
 Dan. overstroget; Du. doorgeschrapt; Fr. 
 
 bifife; Ger. durchgestrichen ; //. biffato; 
 
 Sp. borrado; Sw. utstruket. 
 capital letter. See letter, capital. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 capitals, small, (pr.) Letters made in imita- 
 tion of capitals, but of smaller size. 
 Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Kapitelker, smaa Kapitaler; Dii. 
 kleine kapitalen; Fr. petites capitales; 
 Ger. Kapitalchen; //. maiuscoletti ; Sp. 
 versalitas; Sw. kapitaler. 
 
 case. 
 
 Dan. Federal ; Du. foedraal; Fr. etui; Ger. 
 Futteral; //. custodia, busta; Sp. caja; 
 Sw. fodral. 
 
 catchword. The word placed at the bottom 
 of each page, under the last line, which 
 is to be printed as the first word on the 
 following page. Webster. 
 Dan. Kustos; Dii. bladwachter, custode; 
 Fr. reclame; Ger. Kustode, Eckwort- 
 kustode, Blattweiser, Blatthiiter; //. 
 richiamo; Sp. reclamo; Siv. kustod. 
 
 cento. A composition formed by verses or 
 passages from different authors, ar- 
 ranged in a new order. Webster. 
 Dan. Flikkevserk; Du. dichtstuk samen- 
 gesteld uit de werken van andere dich- 
 ters; Fr. centon; Ger. Flickgedicht; 
 It. centone; Sp. cent&n; Sw. dikt sam- 
 manplockad af verser frin flere for- 
 fattare. 
 
 chapbook. A small book carried about for 
 
 sale by hawkers. Webster. 
 
 Dan. Flyveskrift solgt of Kolportorer; 
 
 Du. vlugschrift; Fr. brochure vendue 
 
 par des colporteurs; Ger. kolportierte 
 
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 Flugschrift; Sp. folleto vendido por un 
 pacotillero; Sw. utkolporterad flyg- 
 skrift. 
 
 chapter. 
 
 Dan. Kapitel; Du. hoofdstuk; Fr. chapitre; 
 Ger. Kapitel; //. capitolo; Sp. capitulo; 
 Sw. kapitel. 
 
 character. See letter. 
 
 chase, (pr.) An iron frame used by printers 
 to confine types when set in columns or 
 pages. Webster. 
 Dan. Formramme; Dii. vormraam; Fr. 
 chassis d'imprimerie; Ger. Rahmen; It. 
 telaio di stamperia; Sp. rama; Sw. 
 formram. 
 
 cheap edition. See edition, cheap. 
 
 chiaroscuro, (e.) A method of printing en- 
 gravings, usually wood-engravings, from 
 blocks representing lighter and darker 
 shades, used especially in the 15th and 
 16th centuries. 
 Dan. Halvskyggetryk; Du. clair-obscuur; 
 Fr. impression clair-obscure; Ger. Hell- 
 dunkeldruck; //. stampa a chiaro-scuro; 
 Sp. claroscuro ; Sw. klarobskyr tryck. 
 
 clasp. A small hook to hold together the 
 covers of a book. Webster. 
 Dan. Haegte; Du. klamp; Fr. fermoir; 
 Ger. Schloss, Schliesse; //. borchia, 
 fermaglio; Sp. broche para cerrar un 
 libro; Siv. knappe. 
 
 close matter, (pr.) See matter, close. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 cloth, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Shirting; Du. linnen; Fr. toile; Ger. 
 Leinwand; //. tela; Sp. tela; Suk klot, 
 linne. 
 coat of arms. Originally a surcoat charged 
 with heraldic devices, hence the 
 armorial bearings of a person. Stand. 
 Diet. 
 Dan. Vaabenskjold; Dii. wapenschild; 
 Fr. blason, amies; Ger. Wappen; //. 
 stemma; Sp. escudo dearmas, escudete; 
 Siv. vapenskjold. 
 collected works. See works, collected, 
 collection. 
 
 Dan. Samling; Dn. verzameling, collectie; 
 Fr. collection; Fr. recueil, collection; 
 Ger. Sammlung; //. raccolta; Sp. colec- 
 cion; Siv. samling. 
 collective title. See title, collective, 
 colon. 
 
 Dan. Kolon; Du. dubbelpunt; Fr. deux 
 points; Ger. Kolon, Doppelpunkt; //. 
 due punti; Sp. colon; Sw. kolon. 
 colophon. An inscription at the end of a 
 book containing the place and year of 
 publication, the printer's name, etc. A 
 colophon is found only in early printed 
 books. 
 Dan. Kolofon; Du. slotschrift; Fr. sou- 
 scription, colophon; Ger. Endschrift, 
 Schlusschrift, Explicit, Rubrum, Kolo- 
 phon; //. sottoscrizione; Sp. colofon; 
 Sw. kolofon. 
 
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 colored. 
 
 Dan. koloreret, kulort; Dii. gekleurd; 
 Fr. enlumine, en couleurs; Ger. koloriert, 
 in Farben; //. miniato; Sp. miniado; 
 Sw. fargad, kulort. 
 
 colored work or polychromy. 
 
 Dan. Farvetryk; Dii. kleurendruk; Fr. 
 impression en couleurs; Ger. Mehrfar- 
 bendruck; It. stampa a colori; Sp. 
 estampa en colores; Sw. fargtryck. 
 
 column, (pr.) One of two or more vertical 
 series of lines, separated by a rule or 
 blank space. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Spalte; Du. kolom; Fr. colonne; 
 Ger. Spalte, Kolonne; //. colonna; Sp. 
 columna; Suk spalt. 
 
 column rule, (pr.) A thin brass strip, type- 
 high, used to mark the division of 
 columns. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Spaltelinie; Du. streep tusschen 
 twee kolommen; Fr. colombelle, filet 
 de milieu; Ger. Spaltenlinie; //. riga di 
 colonna; Sp. raya de columna, corondel; 
 Sw. spaltlinje. 
 
 combed edges. See edges, combed. 
 
 comma. 
 
 Dan. Komma; Du. Komma; Fr. virgule; 
 Ger. Komma; It. virgola; Sp. coma; 
 Sw. komma. 
 
 commence even or flush, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. begynde uden Indrykning; Du. 
 zonder inspringen beginnen; Fr. com- 
 mencer sans renfoncement; Ger. stumpf 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 anfangen; It. cominciare in riga, comin- 
 ciare senza capoverso; Sp. comenzar 
 igual; Siv. borja utan indrag. 
 
 commentator. See annotator. 
 
 compilation. 
 
 Dan. Kompilation, Samling; Dii. com- 
 pilatie; Fr. compilation; Ger. Samm- 
 lung; //. compilamento, compilazione; 
 Sp. compilacion; Sw. kompilation, sam- 
 ling. 
 
 compiler. 
 
 Dan. Samler, Kompilator; Dii. verzame- 
 laar; Fr. compilateur ; Ger. Sammler; //. 
 compilatore; Sp. compilador; Sw. kom- 
 pilator, samlare. 
 
 complete. 
 
 Dan. komplet; Du. complect; i^r. complet; 
 Ger. vollstandig; //. eompiuto, per- 
 fetto; Sp. completo, perfecto; Sw. kom- 
 plett. 
 
 complete edition. 
 
 Dan. fuldstaendig Udgave; Du. volle- 
 dige uitgaaf; Fr. edition des oeuvres 
 completes; Ger. Gesamtausgabe ; //. 
 opere complete, corpo; Sp. edicion de 
 obras completas; Sw. fullstandig upp- 
 laga. 
 
 compose, to. (pr.) To set types or char- 
 acters in a composing stick, arranging 
 the letters in the proper order. 
 Dan. saette; Dn. zetten; Fr. composer; 
 Ger. setzen; //. comporre; Sp. componer; 
 Sw. satta. 
 
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 composing board or letter board, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Saettebraedt ; Du. letterplank, zet- 
 plank der letterzetters; Fr. composoir; 
 Ger. Setzbrett; It. bancone; Sp. ana- 
 quel para tipos; Sw. sattbrade. 
 
 composing machine or typesetting machine. 
 (pr.) 
 Dan. Saettemaskine; Du. zetmachine; 
 Fr. machine a composer; Ger. Setz- 
 maschine; //. macchina a comporre; Sp. 
 maquina para componer las letras; Sw. 
 sattmaskin. 
 
 composing rule or setting rule, (pr.) A thin 
 piece of type-high brass or steel rule, 
 cut to a required measure, but with a 
 beak left at one or both of the upper 
 corners. Used in setting and handling 
 type. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Saettelinie; Dii. zetlijn; Fr. reglette; 
 Ger. Setzlinie; //. filetto; Sp. regleta; 
 Sw. sattlinje. 
 
 composing stick, (pr.) A tray or receptacle, 
 capable of adjustment, so as to vary 
 the length of a line as required, which 
 the compositor holds in his left hand, and 
 in which he arranges in words and lines 
 the type that he takes from the cases. 
 Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Vinkelhage; Du. zethaak, winkel- 
 haak; Fr. composteur; Ger. Winkel- 
 haken; It. compositoio; Sp. com- 
 ponedor; Sw. vinkeihake. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 composition, interlined or leaded matter. 
 
 (pr.) Composition with leads between 
 the lines. 
 Dan. skudt Sats; Dii. zetsel met inter- 
 linies; Fr. composition interlignee; Ger. 
 durchschossener Satz; //. composizione 
 interlineata; Sp. composicion regleteada 
 Sw. mellanslagen sats. 
 
 composition, spaced, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. spaerret Sats; Du. gespatieerd zet- 
 sel; Fr. composition espacee; Ger. ge- 
 sperrter Satz, splendider Satz ; //. com- 
 posizione spazieggiata ; Sp. composici&n 
 espaciada; Sw. sparrad sats. 
 
 compositor, (pr.) One who sets type. 
 
 Dan. Saetter; Du. letterzetter; Fr. com- 
 positeur; Ger. Setzer; //. compositore; 
 Sp. cajista; Sw. sattare. 
 
 condition, in good, (bo.) 
 
 Dan. i god Tilstand; Du. in goeden toe- 
 stand; Fr. en bon etat; Ger. in gutem 
 Zustand; //. in buono stato; Sp. en 
 buen estado, bien conservado; Sw. 
 i godt stand. 
 
 consecutive numbering of pages or continu- 
 ous pagination. 
 Dan. fortlobende Paginering; Du. door- 
 loopende paginatuur; Fr. pagination 
 continue; Ger. fortlaufcnde Numerie- 
 rung; //. paginatura continua; Sp. 
 paginacion continua; Sw. fortlopande 
 paginering. 
 
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 contents. 
 
 Dan. Indhold; Dii. inhoud; Fr. contenu, 
 matieres; Ger. Inhalt; //. contenuto; 
 Sp. contenido; Siv. innehall. 
 context. 
 
 Dan. Sammenhaeng; Dti. samenhang; Fr. 
 contexte; Ger. Zusammenhang; //. con- 
 testo; Sp. contexto; Siv. sammanhang. 
 continued, to be. 
 
 Dan. fortsat, Fortssettelse folger; Du. 
 
 wordt vervolgd; Fr. a suivre; Ger. Fort- 
 
 setzung folgt; //. continua; Sp. continu- 
 
 ara; Siu. fortsatt, fortsattning foljer. 
 
 continuous pagination. See consecutive 
 
 numbering of pages, 
 copper-engraving. See copperplate-engrav- 
 ing, 
 copper-plate engraving, (e.) An impression 
 from an engraved copper-plate. Stand. 
 Diet. 
 Dan. Kobberstik; Du. kopergravure ; Fr. 
 gravure en taille douce; Ger. Kupfer- 
 stich; //. incisione in rame; Sp. gra- 
 bado en cobre; Sw. kopparstick. • 
 copy. Duplicate of a manuscript. 
 
 Dan. Genpart, Kopi; Du. kopij; Fr. copie; 
 Ger. Kopie, Abschrift, Duplikat; It. 
 copia; Sp. copia; Sw. kopia. 
 copy. A single book or a set of books. 
 Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Eksemplar; Du. exemplaar; Fr. 
 exemplaire; Ger. Exemplar: //. esem- 
 plare; Sp. ejemplar; Siv. exemplar, 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 copy, fine, (bo.) 
 
 Dan. smukt Eksemplar; Du. schoon ex- 
 emplaar; Fr. bel exemplaire; Ger. 
 schones Exemplar; It. bell' esemplare; 
 Sp. ejemplar hermoso; Sw. felfritt ex- 
 emplar. 
 
 copyright. The exclusive right secured by 
 law to authors to publish and dispose of 
 their works for a limited time. Stand. 
 Diet. 
 Dan. Forlagsret; Du. kopijrecht, auteurs- 
 recht; Fr. droit d'impression, droits 
 d'auteur; Ger. Verlagsrecht ; //. pro- 
 prieta letteraria ; Sp. propiedad de una 
 obra literaria, derechos de autor; Sw. 
 forlagsratt. 
 
 corner of a book. 
 
 Dan. Hjornet af en Bog; Dii. hoek van 
 een boek; Fr. coin d'un livre; Ger. Ecke 
 eines Buches; //. angolo di un libro, 
 punta, cantone; Sp. cantonera; Siv. 
 horn af en bok. 
 
 correspondence. 
 
 Dan. Breweksling; Du. briefwisseiing, 
 correspondentie ; Fr. correspondance ; 
 Ger. Briefwechsel, Korrespondenz ; //. 
 carteggio; Sp. correspondencia ; Sw. 
 brefvexling. 
 
 cotton paper. 
 
 Dan. Bomuldspapir; Dii. boomwolpapier; 
 Fr. papier de coton; Ger. Baumwoll- 
 papier; It. carta bambagina; Sp. papel 
 de. algod&n ; Sw. bomuUspapper. 
 
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 cover, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Omslag; Du. omslag; Fr. couverture; 
 Ger. Umschlag, Deckel; It. copertina; 
 Sp. cubierta; Siv. omslag. 
 
 cover, publisher's, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Originalomslag; Du. oorspronkelij k 
 omslag; Fr. couverture originale; Ger. 
 Originalumschlag; //. copertina origi- 
 nale ; Sp. cubierta original ; Sw. original- 
 omslag. 
 
 cropped. Trimmed close to the print. Stand. 
 Diet. 
 Dan. steerkt beskaaret; Du. kort afge- 
 sneden; Fr. decoupe, trop rogne; Ger. 
 stark beschnitten; //. smarginato; Sp. 
 muy recortado ; Siv. kort afskuren. 
 
 cul de lampe. See tail-piece. 
 
 cuneiform characters. Wedge-shaped char- 
 acters used by the ancient Assyrians 
 and Babylonians. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Kileskrift; Du. spijkerschrift; Fr. 
 ecriture cuneiforme; Ger. Keilschrift; 
 //. caratteri cuneiformi; Sp. caracteres 
 cuneiformes; Sw. kilskrift. 
 
 cursive characters. See Italics. 
 
 cut. See engraving. 
 
 cut down, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. beskaaret; Du. gesnoeid; Fr. rogne; 
 Ger. beschnitten ; //. rafifilato ; Sp. recor- 
 tado; Sw. afskuren. 
 
 D 
 
 dagger or obelisk, (pr.) A reference mark 
 [t], so named from its form. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Dan. Obelisk, Daggert, Kors; Du. kruisje; 
 Fr. croix; Ger. Kreuz; //. crocetta; Sp. 
 cruz; Sw. kors. 
 daily. 
 
 Dan. daglig; Du. dagelijksch; Fr. quoti- 
 dian; Ger. taglich; //. quotidian© ; Sp. 
 cotidiano; Sw. daglig. 
 dash. A mark or line in writing or printing, 
 noting a break or stop in the sentence. 
 Webster. 
 Dan. Tankestreg; Du. streepje; Fr. trait 
 suspensif; Ger. Gedankenstrich; //. 
 tratto di penna; Sp. rasgo de pluma; 
 Sw. tankstreck. 
 dead heading. See heading, dead, 
 dedication. An address or inscription to a 
 patron or friend, prefixed or attached to 
 a Hterary, musical, or artistic work, as a 
 token of gratitude or respect. Stand. 
 Diet. 
 Dan. Tilegnelse; Du. opdracht, toewij- 
 ding; dedicatie; Fr. dedicace; Ger. 
 Widmung, Zueignung, Dedikation; //. 
 dedica; Sp. dedicatoria; Sw. tilleg- 
 nande. 
 dentelle border, (bb.) A lace-like decora- 
 tion. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. kniplingsdannet Forsiring; Du. ver- 
 siering in kantvorm; Fr. dentelles; Ger. 
 Spitzornament; //. merletto, pizzo, den- 
 telle; Sw. spetsbordyr. 
 deposit copy. A copy of a book delivered 
 to certain libraries according to law. 
 
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 Dan. Pligtexemplar; Dii. verplicht exem- 
 plaar; Fr. depot legal; Ger. Pflicht- 
 exemplar; //. deposito legale; Sp. de- 
 posito legal; Siv. arstryck, pliktexem- 
 plar. 
 descending letters. See tail-type, 
 design or drawing. 
 
 Dan. Tegning; Dii. teekening; Fr. dessin; 
 Ger. Zeichnung; //. disegno; 5^. dibujo; 
 Sw. teckning. 
 dictionary. 
 
 Dan. Ordbog, Leksikon; Du. woorden- 
 boek; Fr. dictionnaire; Ger. Worter- 
 buch; //. dizionario; Sp. diccionario; 
 Siv. ordbok. 
 direction line. The abbreviated title of a book 
 at the foot of the first page of each sheet. 
 Dan. Norm; Du. titel-signatuur; Fr. sig- 
 nature de titre; Ger. Norm; //. segna- 
 tura; Sp. linea de reclamo; Sw. norm, 
 directory. 
 
 Dan. Vejviser; D^l. adresboek; Fr. al- 
 manach des adresses; Ger. Adressbuch; 
 //. elenco degl' indirizzi; Sp. directorio, 
 anuario; Sxy. adresskalender. 
 discontinued. 
 
 Dan. ophort at udkomme; Du. uitgave 
 
 gestaakt; Fr. cesse de paraitre; Ger. 
 
 eingegangen; //. morto; Sp. ha dejado 
 
 de publicarse; Siv. upphort at utkomma. 
 
 dissertation or thesis. 
 
 Dan. Disputats; Du. academisch proef- 
 schrift, dissertatie; Fr. th^se; Ger. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Thesis, Abhandlung; //. tesi ; Sp. diser- 
 tacion; Sw. thes, afhandling. 
 
 distribute the types, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. laeggeaf; Du. distribueeren ; Fr. dis- 
 tribuer les types; Ger. ablegen; //. 
 scomporre; Sp. distribuir los tipos; Siv. 
 lagga af. 
 
 division or section. 
 
 Dan. Afdeling, Afsnit; Du. afdeeling; Fr. 
 division, section; Ger. Abteilung, Ab- 
 schnitt; //. divisione, sezione; Sp. 
 division, seccion, parrafo; Sw. afdel- 
 ning. 
 
 dog's ear. The corner of a book, turned Hke 
 a dog's ear. 
 Dan. iEselsore; Du. ezelsoor; Fr. corne, 
 oreille d'ane;Ggr. Eselsohr; It. orecchio, 
 canto ripiegato d'una pagina; Sp. hoja 
 doblada de un Ubro; Sw. hundora. 
 
 dotted prints, (e.) Engravings in which the 
 design is brought out by white dots and 
 lines, or sometimes by white dots only, 
 or by white lines only, on a black 
 ground. 
 Fr. maniere criblee; Ger. Schrotblatt; Sp. 
 grabado crible. 
 
 dotted rule, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. punkteret Linie; Du. gepunteerde 
 regel; Fr. filet points ; Ger. punktierte 
 Linie; //. linea punteggiata; Sp. linea 
 de puntos; Sw. punkterad linje. 
 
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 double, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Bryllup; Du. dubbel gezet woord; 
 
 Fr. double; Ger. Doppelsatz, Hochzeit; 
 
 //. duplicatura; Sp. duplicado; Sw. 
 
 brollop. 
 draft, rough. See sketch, 
 drama. 
 
 Dan. Skuespil; Du. tooneelspel ; Fr. drame; 
 
 Ger. Schauspiel; //. dramma; Sp. drama; 
 
 Sw. skadespel. 
 drawing. See design, 
 dry point, (e.) (1.) A fine etching-needle used 
 
 to incise copperplate in fine lines without 
 
 the use of acid or etching ground. (2.) 
 
 Work thus engraved. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. kold Naal, kold Naal Radering; Du. 
 
 droge naald, droge naald ets; Fr. pointe 
 
 seche; Ger. Kaltnadelstich; //. punta 
 
 secca; Sp. punta seca; Sw. torrnal, kall- 
 
 nal, torrnal radering, kallnal radering. 
 duck, (bb.) A strong untwilled linen or 
 
 cotton fabric used in bookbinding. Stand. 
 
 Diet. 
 Dan. Sejldug; Du. zeildoek; Fr. canevas; 
 
 Ger. Segeltuch; It. tela di vela; Sp. tela 
 
 para velas ; Sw. segelduk. 
 
 E 
 
 early copies. See advance sheets. 
 
 edge, lower or tail, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Undersnit; Du. staart, ondersnee; 
 Fr. queue; Ger. Schwanz, unterer 
 Schnitt; It. il disotto del libro; Sp. 
 canto inferior; Sw. undersnitt. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 edges, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Snit; Du. snede, snee; Fr. tranches; 
 Ger. Schnitt; It. taglio del libro; Sp. 
 corte, canto; Siv. boksnitt. 
 edges, combed, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Kammarmorsnit ; Dii. kammarmer- 
 snee; i^r. tranches peignees; Ger. Kam- 
 marmorschnitt; //. tagUo marmorizzato 
 al pettine; Sp. cortes jaspeados, cantos 
 jaspeados; Siv. marmorsnitt. 
 edges, gilt, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Guldsnit; Du. verguld op snede; 
 Fr. dore sur tranches, tranches dorees; 
 Ger. mit Goldschnitt; It. dorato sui 
 fogh, tagho dorato; Sp. cantos dorados, 
 cortes dorados; Sw. forgyldt snitt. 
 edges, marbled, (bb.) 
 
 Da7i. Marmorsnit; Dii. gemarmerd op 
 snede; Fr. tranches marbrees; Ger. 
 Marmorschnitt; It. marmoreggiato sui 
 fogli; Sp. cantos jaspeados; Sw. mar- 
 morsnitt. 
 edges, red. (bb.) 
 
 Dan. rodt Snit; Du. roodgekleurd op 
 
 snede; Fr. tranches rouges; Ger. Rot- 
 
 schnitt; //. tagho rosso; Sp. cantos 
 
 rojos, cantos encarnados; Siv. rodt snitt. 
 
 edges, sprinkled, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. spraengt Snit; Du. gespikkeld op 
 snede; Fr. tranches jaspees; Ger. ge- 
 sprenkelter Schnitt; Sp. cantos jaspea- 
 dos; //. taglio spruzzato; Sw. spriingdt 
 snitt. 
 
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 edges, tooled, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. ciseleret Snit; Dii. geciseleerde 
 snede; Fr. tranches ciselees; Ger. zise- 
 lierter Schnitt, gepunzter Schnitt; //. 
 taglio cesellato; Sp. cantos cincelados; 
 Sw. ciseleradt snitt. 
 
 edited. 
 
 Dan. bearbejdet; Du. bewerkt; Fr. edite; 
 Ger. bearbeitet; //. edito; Sp. hecho, 
 escrito, compuesto; Sw. bearbetad. 
 
 edition. 
 
 Dan. Udgave, Oplag; Dii. uitgaaf, oplaag, 
 druk; Fr. edition, tirage; Ger. Ausgabe, 
 Auflage; //. edizione, impressione ; Sp. 
 edici6n, tirada; Sw. upplaga. 
 
 edition, cheap. 
 
 Dan. billig Udgave; Du. goedkoope uit- 
 gaaf; Fr. edition a bon marche; Ger. 
 billige Ausgabe; //. edizione economica; 
 Sp. edicion barata; Sw. godtkopsupp- 
 laga. 
 
 edition, limited. 
 
 Dan. lille Oplag; Dii. beperkte uitgaaf, 
 kleine oplaag; Fr. tirage limite; tire 
 a petit nombre; Ger. kleine Auflage; //. 
 edizione limitata, tiratura di pochi esem- 
 plari; Sp. edici&n de pocos ejemplares, 
 corta edicion; Sw. liten upplaga. 
 
 edition, popular. 
 
 Dan. Folkeudgave; Du. volksuitgaaf ; Fr. 
 edition populaire; It. edizione popolare; 
 Sp. edici&n popular; Sw. folkupplaga. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 editor (of a book). 
 
 Dan. Udgiver; Du. bewerker, uitgever; 
 Fr. editeur; Ger. Herausgeber; It. edi- 
 tore; Sp. editor; Sw. utgifvare. 
 
 editor (of a newspaper). 
 
 Dan. Redaktor; Du. redacteur; Fr. redac- 
 teur, directeur; Ger. Schrif tleiter ; //. 
 redattore; Sp. redactor, director; Sio. 
 redaktor. 
 
 editorial or leader. An article in a newspaper 
 or magazine presumably written by the 
 editor, and published as an official ex- 
 pression of opinion. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. ledende Artikel; Du. hoofdartikel ; 
 Fr. article de fond; Ger. Leitartikel; 
 It. articolo di fondo; Sp. editorial; Sw. 
 redaktors ledare. 
 
 engraver. 
 
 Dan. Gravor; Du. plaatsnijder, graveur; 
 Fr. graveur; Ger. Graveur; It. intaglia- 
 tore; Sp. grabador; Sw. gravor. 
 
 engraving or cut. 
 
 Dan. Stik; Du. plaat; Fr. gravure; Ger. 
 Stich; //. incisione; Sp. grabado; Sw. 
 gravyr. 
 
 engraving, copper. See copper-plate engrav- 
 ing. 
 
 engraving, steel. See steel engraving. 
 
 engraving, stipple. See stipple engraving. 
 
 engraving, wood. See wood engraving. 
 
 enlarged. 
 
 Dan. foroget; Du. vermeerderd; Fr. aug- 
 mente; Ger. vermehrt; //. accresciuto, 
 
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 aumentato; Sp. aumentado; Sw. tillo- 
 
 kad. 
 entitled. 
 
 Dan. med Titel; Dii. getiteld; Fr. intitule; 
 
 Ger. mit Titel; /.'. intitolato; Sp. titu- 
 
 lado; Siv. med titel. 
 etching. 
 
 Dan. Radering; Dii. ets, sterkwaterplaat ; 
 
 Fr. eau-forte; Ger. Radierung; //. inci- 
 
 sione coll' acqua forte, acqua forte; Sp. 
 
 grabado al agua fuerte, agua fuerte; Sw. 
 
 radering. 
 etching ground, (e.) The coating of wax or 
 
 varnish on a plate prepared for etching. 
 
 Stand. Did. 
 Dan. Radeergrund, ^Etsbund; Z)«. .ets- 
 
 grond; Fr. vernis de graveur; Ger. 
 
 Radiergrund; //. strato da incidere; 
 
 Sp. barniz de grabadores; Sw. etsgrund. 
 even page. See page, even, 
 exclamation point. 
 
 Dan. Udraabstegn ; Dii. uitroepingsteeken; 
 
 Fr. point d 'exclamation; Ger. Ausrufs- 
 
 zeichen; It. punto esclamativo; Sp. 
 
 puntos de admiracion ; Sw. utropstecken. 
 expense, at the author's. See at the author's 
 
 expense, 
 extract. 
 
 Dan. Uddrag, Udtog; Dn. uittreksel; Fr. 
 
 extrait; Ger. Auszug; //. estratto; Sp. 
 
 extracto; Sw. utdrag. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 false line. See line, false, 
 fancy letter. See letter, fancy, 
 fascicle. 
 
 Dan. Levering, Haefte; Dit. aflevering; 
 
 Fr. livraison, fascicule; Ger. Lieferung, 
 
 Heft; It. dispensa, fascicolo; Sp. en- 
 
 trega, fascicule; Siv. hafte. 
 fat. (pr.) Pieces of composition, for instance, 
 
 running titles, that are kept for future 
 
 use and are not taken apart till the whole 
 
 work is finished. 
 Dan. Svinesteg; Dii. spek; Fr. du bon; 
 
 Ger. Speck; //. roba buona, composi- 
 
 zione agevole; Sic. fortel. 
 filleted. 
 
 Dan. med Linieornamentering; Dti. 
 
 gefiietteerd; Fr. orne d'un filet; Ger. 
 
 mit einer Leiste dekoriert; //. filettato; 
 
 Sp. fileteado; Sw. med linieornamen- 
 tering. 
 fine copy. See copy, fine, 
 first form. See form, first, 
 flush. See commence even, 
 flyleaf. A blank leaf at the beginning or end 
 
 of a book. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Forssetsblad ; Du. blank blad, schut- 
 
 blad; Fr. garde, feuille blanche, feuille 
 
 de garde; Ger. Vorsatzblatt, Vorsatz ; It. 
 
 foglio bianco, guardia; Sp. guarda; Sw. 
 
 forsattspapper, forsattsblad. 
 
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 flysheet. A small sheet of paper such as is 
 used for printing hand bills, etc. 
 Dan. Flyveblad; Du. los blad; Fr. feuille 
 volante, piece volante; Ger. Flugblatt; 
 //. foglio volante; Sp. hoja volante; 
 Siv. flygblad. 
 
 fly-title. See half-title. 
 
 folded. 
 
 Da7i. sammenfoldet; Du. gevouwen; Fr. 
 plie; Ger. gefaltet; //. ripiegato; Sp. 
 plegado; Sw. inviken, hopviken. 
 
 foot-note (b.) A note at the foot of the page. 
 
 Da7i. Note under Teksten; Du. noot; Fr. 
 
 note de pied; Ger. Fussnote; //. nota 
 
 in calce; Sp. nota al pie; Sw. anmark- 
 
 ning nederst pa sidan. 
 
 for press, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. kan rentrykkes, fserdig til Trykken; 
 Dii. voor de pers gereed; Fr. bon a 
 tirer; Ger. druckfertig; //. si stampi, 
 visto : si stampi ; Sp. listo para ponerle 
 en prensa, puede imprimirse; Sw. tryck- 
 fardig. 
 
 fore-edge. 
 
 Dari. Forsnit; Du. voorsnede; Fr. gout- 
 tiere; Ger. Vorderschnitt, Schnauze; 
 //. davanti del libro, gola del libro, 
 canale del libro; Sp. media caiia; Sw. 
 framsnitt. 
 
 form or composition, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Sats; Du. zetsel; Fr. composition; 
 Ger. Satz, Typenform; //. composi- 
 zione; Sp. forma, composicion; Sw. 
 sats. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 form, first, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Skontryksform, Primaform; Du. 
 schoondruk; Fr. forme premiere, cote 
 de premiere; Ger. Schondruck; //. 
 bianca, stampa in bianca; Sp. bianco; 
 Siv. primaform. 
 
 form, second, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Gentrykform, Vidertrykform, 
 Sekundaform; Dii. weerdruk; Fr. 
 seconde forme, cote de seconde; Ger. 
 Widerdruck; //. volta, stampa in volta; 
 Sp. retiraci&n; Sw. sekundaform. 
 
 fox-skin. 
 
 Dan. Rceveskind; Dii. vossenleer; Fr. 
 peau de renard; Ger. Fuchsleder; //. 
 pelle di volpe; Sp. piel de zorra; Sw. 
 rafskinn. 
 
 fragment. 
 
 Dan. Brudstykke; Dii. fragment; Fr. 
 
 fragment; Ger. Bruchstiick; //. fram- 
 
 mento; Sp. fragmento; Sw. fragment. 
 frontispiece. A plate or illustration in the 
 
 front of a book facing or preceding the 
 
 title page. 
 Dan. Titelkobber; Du. titelplaat, frontis- 
 
 pice; Fr. frontispice; Ger. Titelkupfer; 
 
 D.. antiporta figurata, antiporta ornata; 
 
 Sp. frontis grabado; Sw. titelplansch. 
 full face types. See types, bold face, 
 furniture, (pr.) Wooden or metal strips of 
 
 less than type-height, put around and 
 
 between pages of type to make proper 
 
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 margins, and fill the spaces between the 
 pages and the chase. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Forms Stege pi. ; Dn. houtblokjes pi. ; 
 Fr. garniture ; Ger. Stege pi. ; It. margi- 
 natura di legno o di piombo; Sp. forni- 
 tura; Sw. steg. 
 
 galley, (pr.) A flat oblong tray, commonly 
 of brass, flanged on one or both sides 
 and at one end, for holding composed 
 type. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Skib; Dii. galei, zetraam; It. galee; 
 Ger. SetzschifT ; /^. vantaggio ; 5/>. galera; 
 Siv. sattskepp. 
 
 galley proof or slip-proof, (pr.) An impression 
 taken from type on a galley. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Korrekturaftryk i Strimler uden 
 Paginering; Du. galei-proef; /^r. epreuve 
 en placard; Ger. Fahnenabzug; //. bozza 
 in colonnini; Sp. galerada; Siv. afdrag 
 af forradssattning. 
 
 gathering, (bb.) The collecting and plac- 
 ing in consecutive order the signatures 
 of folded sheets of a book or pamphlet. 
 Dan. Arkenes Ordning; Dn. bijeenbren- 
 gen, vergaren; Fr. assemblage; Ger. 
 Lage; It. assembramento di fogli; Sp. 
 alzado; Sw. laggens ordning. 
 
 general-index. 
 
 Dan. Generalregister; Du. verzamel- 
 index; Fr. index general; Ger. Gesamt- 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 register; //. indice generale; 5p. indice 
 general; Sw. generalregister. 
 
 gilt. 
 
 Dan. forgyldt; Du. verguld; Fr. dore; 
 Ger. vergoldet; It. dorato; Sp. dorado; 
 Sw. forgyld. 
 gilt edged. 
 
 Da7i. med Guldsnit; Du. verguld op snede, 
 met goudsnede; Fr. dore sur tranches, 
 tranches dorees; Ger. mit Goldschnitt; 
 //. dorato sui fogli; taglio dorato; Sp. 
 cantos dorados, cortes dorados; Sw. for- 
 gyldt snitt. 
 
 gilt top. 
 
 Dan. overste Snit forgyldt; Du. boven- 
 snede verguld, kop verguld; Fr. t^te 
 doree; Ger. oberer Schnitt vergoldet; 
 It. dorato in testa, disopra dorato, ta- 
 glio superiore dorato ; Sp. cabeza dorada ; 
 Sw. forgyld topp. 
 goatskin. 
 
 Dan. Gedeskind; Du. geitenleer; Fr. 
 peau de chevre; Ger. Ziegenhaut; //. 
 pelle di capra; Sp. piel de cabra; Sw. 
 getskinn. 
 gold tooling, (bb.) Ornamentation with gold 
 leaf by tooling. Stand. Did. 
 Dan. Presseforgyldning ; Du. gouddruk; 
 Fr. ornements en or; Ger. Goldpressung; 
 li. ornamenti in oro; Sp. estampadura 
 en oro; Stv. pressforgyllning. 
 gothic letters. See letters, gothic. 
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 guard, (bb.) One of the slips bound in at the 
 back of an album, scrapbook, etc., to 
 prevent its breaking when receiving an 
 added illustration or leaf. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan, Fals; Du. papierstrook ; Fr. onglet; 
 Ger. Falz; //. brachetta; Sp. escarti- 
 bana; Sw. fals. 
 
 H 
 
 half binding. A style of binding in which 
 only the back and corners of a volume 
 are covered with leather or cloth. 
 Dan. Vaelskbind, Halvbind; Du. halfleeren 
 band, halflinnen band; Fr. demi- 
 reliure; Ger. Halbf ranzband ; It. mezza 
 pelle, mezza tela; Sp. media pasta; Sw. 
 halfband. 
 
 half-title or bastard-title or fly-title. 
 
 Dan. Smudstitel, Halvtitel; Du. Fransche 
 titel, voor-de-handsche titel; Fr. faux- 
 titre; Ger. Schmutztitel, Vorsatztitel; 
 //. titolo falso, frontipizio falso, occhiet- 
 to; Sp. falso frontis, falsa portada; Siu. 
 smutstitel. 
 
 hand-paper or hand-made paper. 
 
 Dan. Bottepapir, Haandpapir; Du. ge- 
 schept papier; Fr. papier verge, papier h. 
 la cuve; Ger. Biittenpapier, Handpapier; 
 It. carta a mano; Sp. papel trabajado 
 a mano; Siv. dokument papper, hand- 
 gjordt papper. 
 
 head of a book, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. overste Snit; Du. kop; Fr. tete; 
 Ger. Kopf, oberer Schnitt; It. disopra 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 del libro, taglio superiore, testa del 
 libro; Sp. cabeza del libro; Szv. ofre 
 snitt. 
 
 headband, (bb.) A decorativ^e terminal cord 
 or roll forming the end of the inner back 
 of a book. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Kapital paa en Bog, Kapitaltoj ; Du. 
 kapitaalband ; Fr. tranchefile; Ger. 
 Kapitalband; //. capitello, tranciafila; 
 Sp. cabezada de libro; Su'. kapitaling. 
 
 heading. 
 
 Daft. Overskrift, Rubrik; Dii. hoofd, 
 opschrift, bovenschrift, rubriek; Fr. 
 rubrique; Ger. Uberschrift, Rubrik; 
 //. intestazione, testata; Sp. encabe- 
 zamiento; Szc. ofverskrift, rubrik. 
 
 heading, dead or paginal number, (pr.) 
 Dan. Kolumnetitel, Sidenummer; Du. 
 doode kolommentitel, volgnummer der 
 bladzijde; Fr. chififre de la page; Ger. 
 toter Kolumnentitel, Kolumnenziflfer; 
 //. numero d'una pagina; Sp. titulo con 
 solo la paginaci&n; Siv. dod kolumntitel. 
 
 heading, live or running title. 
 
 Da7i. levende Kolumnetitel; Dit. verander- 
 lijke koptitel, levende kolommentitel; 
 Fr. titre courant; Ger. lebender Kolum- 
 nentitel; It. titolo corrente; Sp. titulo 
 con palabras, titulo de p&.gina; Sio. lef- 
 vande kolumntitel. 
 
 head-line, (pr.) A line of type set above the 
 text to which it refers, in a book, news- 
 paper, etc. Stand. Diet. 
 
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 Dan. Titellinie; Du. bovenregel; Fr. ligne 
 de tete; Ger. Hauptzeile; It. riga di 
 testa; Sp. linea de cabeza; Sw. hufvud- 
 linje, rubrikrad. 
 
 head-margin. The blank space above the 
 first line of the first page. 
 Dan. Nedrykning paa den forste Side; 
 Du. open vak op de eerste bladzijde; 
 Fr. blanc du folio recto ; Ger. Vorschlag, 
 Uberschlag; //. il bianco della prima 
 pagina sopra la prima riga; Sp. espacio 
 en bianco de la primera pagina sobre el 
 primero renglon; Siv. nedryckning pa 
 den forsta sida. 
 
 head-piece. The decorative design at the 
 top of a printed page or above a chap- 
 ter-heading Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Begyndelsesvignet ; Du. kopvig- 
 nette; vignette aan het begin van een 
 hoofdstuk; Fr. en-tete, tete de chapitre; 
 Ger. Kopfvignette; //. capopagina, tes- 
 tata illustrata; Sp. cabeza de un capi- 
 tulo; Siv. anfangsvignet. 
 
 hogskin. See pigskin. 
 
 hours. See book of hours. 
 
 hyphen. 
 
 Dan. Bindestreg; Du. koppelteeken ; Fr. 
 tiret, trait d'union; Ger. Bindestrich; 
 //. tratto d'unione; Sp. guion; Sw. 
 bindestreck. 
 
 I 
 
 illumination. Embellishment of old manu- 
 scripts with colors and gold. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Dan. lUuminering; Du. verluchting; Fr. 
 
 enluminure; Ger. Illuminierung; //. 
 
 miniatura; Sp. iluminacion; Sw. il- 
 
 luminering, farglagd prydnad. 
 illuminator. 
 
 Dan. Illuminator; Du. verluchter, kleur- 
 
 der; Fr. enlumineur, miniaturiste; Ger. 
 
 Illuminator; //. miniatore; Sp. ilumi- 
 
 nador; Siu. illuminist. 
 illustration. 
 
 Dan. Afbildning, Illustration; Du. af- 
 
 beelding, illustratie; Fr. figure, illustra- 
 tion; Ger. Abbildung, Illustration; It. 
 
 figura, illustrazione; Sp. ilustracion, 
 
 figura; Siv. afbildning, illustration, 
 imperfect or incomplete. 
 
 Dan. defekt, ufuldstaendig; Du. geschon- 
 
 den; Fr. imparfait; Ger. mangelhaft, 
 
 unvollstandig; //. difettoso, imperfetto; 
 
 Sp. defectuoso; Siv. ofullstandig. 
 impression, (e.) A print struck off from an 
 
 engraved plate or stone. Stand. Did. 
 Dan. Aftryk; Du. afdruk; Fr. tirage; Ger. 
 
 Abdruck; //. tiratura; Sp. impresion; 
 
 Sw. aftryck. 
 imprint. The section of the title-page which 
 
 gives the name of the publisher, place 
 
 and date of printing. 
 Dan. Trykangivelse; Du. drukkersop- 
 
 gaaf; Fr. adresse bibliographique; Ger. 
 
 Erscheinungsvermerk; //. nota tipogra- 
 
 fica; 5/?. piede imprenta; 5w. angif\else 
 
 af tryckort och forlaggare. 
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 imprint date or year of publication. 
 
 Dan. Trykkeaar, Udgivelsesaar ; Dii. jaar 
 
 van druk, jaar van uitgaaf; Fr. date 
 
 d' impression, date de publication; Ger. 
 
 Druckjahr, Erscheinungsjahr; It. data 
 
 di stampa, data di pubblicazione; Sp. 
 
 aiio de imprenta, aiio de la edicion; Sw. 
 
 tryckar, utgifningsar. 
 in a lot. 
 
 Dan. under Et; Du. en bloc, in eens, 
 
 ongeteld; Fr. a forfait, en bloc; Ger. 
 
 im Ganzen; //. in blocco; Sp. sin contar, 
 
 a granel ; Siv. en bloc. 
 incomplete. See imperfect, 
 incunabula, pi. Books printed before or 
 
 shortly after A.d. 1500. 
 Dan. Vuggetryk; Du. wiegedrukken ; 
 
 eerstelingsdrukken ; Fr. incunables; 
 
 Ger. Erstlingsdrucke, Wiegendrucke; //. 
 
 incunaboli; Sp. libros incunables; Sw. 
 
 inkunabler. 
 indent, to. (pr.) 
 
 Dan. indrykke; Du. inspringen; Fr. ren- 
 
 foncer; Ger. einen Satz einziehen; It. 
 
 indentare; Sp. sangrar; Siv. indraga. 
 indention, (pr.) The setting in of a line or 
 
 body of type by a blank space at the 
 
 beginning or left hand, as in the first line 
 
 of a paragraph. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Indrykning; Du. inspringing; Fr. 
 
 renfoncement ; Ger. Einzug des Satzes; 
 
 D.. rientramento ; Sp. sangria; Sw. 
 
 indrag. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 index or table of contents. 
 
 Dan. Indholdsfortegnelse, Register; Dii. 
 bladwijzer, inhoudsopgave ; Fr. table des 
 matieres; Ger. Inhaltsverzeichnis, 
 Register, Elenchus; It. indice, tavola 
 delle materie; Sp. indice, tablade mate- 
 rias; Sw. innehallsforteckning, register. 
 
 index of names. 
 
 Dan. Navnefortegnelse ; Dii. naamregister ; 
 Fr. table des noms propres ; Ger. Namen- 
 register; //. indice dei nomi proprii; 
 Sp. tabla de los nombres; Siv. namn- 
 forteckning. 
 
 ink. 
 
 Dan. Blsek; Du. inkt; Fr. encre;G^r. Tinte; 
 //. inchiostro; Sp. tinta; Sw. black. 
 
 ink, printer's. See printer's ink. 
 
 inset. A printed leaf inserted in a book 
 before binding. 
 Dan. indsat Blad; Dii. ingestoken blad- 
 zijde, insteek; Fr. encart; Ger. Einsteck- 
 bogen; //. quartino, rincarto; Sp. 
 encarte; Sw. inhaftadt blad. 
 
 interleaf. A blank leaf inserted or bound 
 between others, so as to permit written 
 additions. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. indskudt Blad; Dii. doorgeschoten 
 blad; Fr. feuillet blanc insere; Ger. 
 Durchschussblatt; //. foglio bianco 
 inserito; Sp. hoja intercalada; Sw. in- 
 satt blankt papper. 
 
 interleaved. Supplied with blank leaves in- 
 serted between the other leaves. Stand. 
 Diet. 
 
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 Dan. gennemskudt med hvide Blade; Dii. 
 doorschoten; Fr. interfolie; Ger. durch- 
 schossen, interfoliiert; It. interfogliato; 
 Sp. inter foliado; Sw. interfolierad. 
 
 interrogation point. 
 
 Dan. Sporgsmaalstegn ; Du. vraagteeken; 
 Fr. point d'interrogation; Ger. Frage- 
 zeichen; //. punto interrogative ; Sp. 
 punto de interrogacion ; Sw. fragetecken. 
 
 introduction. 
 
 Dan. Inledning; Dii. inleiding; Fr. intro- 
 duction; Ger. Einleitung; //. introdu- 
 zione; Sp. introduccion; Sw. inledning. 
 
 italics or cursive characters. Style of type 
 in which the letters slope towards the 
 right, invented in Italy about 1500, and 
 now used for emphasis. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Kursivskrift; Du. cursiefletters ; Fr. 
 caracteres italiques; Ger. Kursivschrift, 
 Italique; It. caratteri corsivi; Sp. letras 
 cursivas, letras italianas, bastardillas, 
 letras venecianas; 5^. kursivskrift. 
 
 J 
 
 job-printer. One who does miscellaneous 
 printing, such as cards, posters, etc. 
 Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Akcidenstrykker; Du. smoutdruk- 
 ker; Fr. imprimeur des ouvrages de 
 ville; Ger. Akzidenzdrucker; It. stam- 
 patore in lavori di fantasia; Sp. im- 
 presor de remiendos; Sw. accidenstryc- 
 kare. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 job-printing. Miscellaneous printing, such 
 
 as printing of cards, posters, handbills, 
 
 etc. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Akcidenstryk ; Du. smoutwerk; Fr. 
 
 bilboquet, travail de ville; Ger. Akzi- 
 
 denzdruck; It. lavori avventizi, lavori 
 
 di fantasia ; Sp. remiendo ; Sw. accidens- 
 
 tryck. 
 justification, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Tilretning; Du. aankooiing; Fr. 
 
 justification; Ger. Ausschliessung: //. 
 
 giustezza dei caratteri; Sp. justifi- 
 
 cacion; Siv. radutslutning. 
 juvenile literature. 
 
 Dan. Borneboger; Dii. kinderboeken ; Fr. 
 
 ecrits pour I'enfance; Ger. Jugend- 
 
 schriften; //. libri per I'infanzia; Sp. 
 
 literatura para la juventud; Siv. ung- 
 
 domsskrifter. 
 
 label or lettering piece. 
 
 Dan. Boglap; Du. rugschild; Fr. piece au 
 
 dos; Ger. Riickenschild; It. cartello; 
 
 cartellino; Sp. rotulo; Sw. boklapp. 
 labeled. 
 
 Dan. med Boglap; Du. met rugschild; 
 
 Fr. avec etiquette; Ger. mit Etiquette 
 
 versehen; //. cartellinato; 5/>. rotulado; 
 
 Siv. med etikett. 
 large paper. See paper, large, 
 lead, (pr.) A thin strip of type-metal or 
 
 brass, less than type-high, used in type 
 
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 composition to separate lines. Stand. 
 Diet. 
 Dan. Skydelinie; Du. interlinie; Fr. inter- 
 ligne; Ger. Durchschuss; //. interlinea; 
 Sp. regleta, interlinea; Sw. mellanslag. 
 leaded, (pr.) Type separated by leads. Stand. 
 Diet. 
 Dan. skudt; Dii. met interlinies; Fr. in- 
 terligne; Ger. durchschossen ; //. 
 interlineato; Sp. interlineado; Sw. 
 mellanslagen. 
 leaded matter. See composition, interlined, 
 leader. See editorial. 
 
 leaf. A single division of a folded sheet of 
 paper. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Blad; Du. blad; Fr. feuille, feuillet; 
 Ger. Blatt; //. foglio; Sp. hoja, foja; 
 Sw. blad. 
 lean faced t3T)es. See tj^es, light faced, 
 leather or skin. 
 
 Dan. Laeder, Skind; Du. leder, leer, vel; 
 Fr. peau, cuir; Ger. Leder, Haut; It. 
 pelle, cuoio; Sp. piel, cuero; Sw. skinn. 
 leaves, preliminary. 
 
 Dan. indledende unumererede Blade; Du. 
 voorwerk; Fr. feuilles preliminaires; 
 Ger. einleitende unnumerierte Blatter; 
 //. principi del libro; Sp. hojas pre- 
 liminares; Sw. inledande onumrerade 
 blad. 
 letter. 
 
 Dan. Brev; Du. brief; Fr. lettre; Ger. 
 Brief; //. epistola; Sp. carta; Siv. bref. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 letter or character, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Bogstav, Skrifttegn; Du. letter; Fr. 
 lettre; Ger. Buchstabe; //. lettera; Sp. 
 letra, caracter; Sw. bokstaf. 
 
 letter, battered, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Isederet Skriftegn; Dii. gekwetste 
 letter; Fr. lettre usee, lettre fatiguee, 
 lettre gatee; Ger. Defekt-Buchstabe; 
 //. lettera guasta, lettera logora; Sp. 
 letra machucada; Sw. defekt-bokstaf. 
 
 letter, black, (pr.) See black letter. 
 
 letter, capital, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. stort Bogstav, Majuskel; D^i. hoofd- 
 letter; Fr. lettre capitale, lettre majus- 
 cule; Ger. Kapitalbuchstabe, Majuskel; 
 It. lettera maiuscola; Sp. letra mayus- 
 cula; Sw. stor bokstaf, versal, majuskel. 
 
 letter, descending or tail type, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Bogstav som naar ned under Linien; 
 D71. staartletter ; Fr. lettre a queue; 
 Ger. geschwanzte Schrift; //. lettera dis- 
 cendente, lettera con asta discendente; 
 Sp. letra descendente; Sw. bokstaf som 
 racker under linjen. 
 
 letter, fancy, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. forsiret Bogstav; Du. sierletter; Fr. 
 lettre de fantaisie, lettre ornee; Ger. 
 Zierbuchstabe ; //. lettera di fantasia; 
 Sp. letra de adorno, letra de capricho, 
 letra florida; Stv. utsirad bokstaf. 
 
 letter, small, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. lille Bogstav, Minuskel; Du. kleine 
 letter; Fr. lettre minuscule; Ger. Minus- 
 
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 kel; //. lettera minuscola; Sp. letra 
 minuscula; Sw. liten bokstaf, minuskel. 
 
 letter, turned, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. blokeret Bogstav; Du. omgekeerde 
 letter, geblokkeerde letter; Fr. lettre 
 renversee, lettre bloquee; Ger. FHegen- 
 kopf; //. lettera capovolta; Sp. letra 
 revuelta ; Sw. upp och nedvand bokstaf. 
 
 letter-board. See composing board. 
 
 letter-head. 
 
 Daw. Brevhoved; Dii. briefhoofd; Fr. 
 tete de lettre; Ger. Briefkopf; It. intes- 
 tazione di lettera; Sp. encabezamiento 
 de carta; Stv. brefhufvud. 
 
 lettering piece. See label. 
 
 letters, German. See letters, Gothic. 
 
 letters, Gothic or German letters, (pr.) 
 Da7i. Fraktur, gotiske Bogstaver; Du. 
 fractuur letters, Gothische letters; Fr. 
 caracteres gotiques; Ger. Fraktur, 
 gothische Typen; //. caratteri gotici; 
 Sp. letras g&ticas; Sw. frakturstil. 
 
 letters, Roman or antique, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Antiqua; Du. antiqua letters; Fr. 
 caracteres romains; Ger. Antiqua, ro- 
 mische Schrift; //. caratteri romani; 
 Sp. letras romanas; Sw. antiqua. 
 
 Ubel. 
 
 Dan. Smaedeskrif t ; Du. schotschrift ; Fr. 
 libelle; Ger. Schmahschrift; It. libello 
 infamatorio ; Sp. libelo ; Sw. smadeskrift. 
 
 light faced t)rpes. See types, light faced. 
 
 limited edition. See edition, limited. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 line. 
 
 Dan. Linie; Du. regel; Fr. ligne; Ger. 
 Zeile; //. linea, riga; Sp. renglon; Sw. 
 linje, rad. 
 
 line, false, (pr.) End line of a paragraph at 
 the beginning of a page. 
 Dan. Horeunge; Du. halve regel aan het 
 begin eener bladzijde of kolom; Fr. 
 fausse-ligne; Ger. Hurenkind; //. ri- 
 ghino in testa di colonna o di pagina; 
 Sp. ultimo renglon de una alinea al 
 comienzo de una pagina; Sw. utgangs- 
 linje ofverst pa en sida. 
 
 line engraving, (e.) 
 
 Dan. Liniestik; Du. gravure in Hjnen- 
 manier ; Fr. gravure au burin ; Ger. Grab- 
 stichelmanier, Linienmanier; //. inta- 
 glio di bulino; Sp. grabado al buril; Sw. 
 gravering med grafstickel, buringravyr. 
 
 list price or published price. 
 
 Dan. Bogladepris; Du. prijs van uitgaaf; 
 Fr. prix fort ; Ger. Ladenpreis ; //. prezzo 
 lordo; Sp. precio de catalogo; Siv. bok- 
 ladspris. 
 
 lithograph. A print produced from a fiat litho- 
 graphic stone on which a drawing, design 
 or transfer has been made in a soapy 
 ink or by other suitable process. Stand. 
 Diet. 
 Dan. Stentryk; Litografi; Du. steendruk- 
 plaat; Fr. lithographic; Ger. Litho- 
 graphic, Steindruck; //. litografia; Sp. 
 litografia; Sw. stentryck, litografi. 
 
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 live heading. See heading, live. 
 
 loose back. See back, loose. 
 
 lot, in a. See in a lot. 
 
 lower case, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Typer tagne fra Skriftkassens neder- 
 ste Del, som indeholder de smaa Bog- 
 staver; Du. onderkast letters; Fr. bas de 
 casse; Ger. Typen aus dem Unterka- 
 sten; //. cassa bassa ; 5';^. caja baja; Sw. 
 stilar tagna fran kastens nedersta fack, 
 som innchaller de sma bokstafverna. 
 
 lower edge. See edge, lower. 
 
 M 
 
 make up. (pr.) To arrange composed type 
 into columns or pages. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. ombraekke; Du. opmaken; Fr. 
 mettre en pages; Ger. umbrechen; //. 
 impaginare; Sp. ajustar, ordenar la 
 composicion por paginas de una obra; 
 Siv. bryta om. 
 maker up. (pr.) One who arranges composed 
 type in columns or pages. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Ombraekker; Du. metteur en pages; 
 Fr. metteur en pages; Ger. metteur en 
 pages; //. impaginatore; Sp. ajustador, 
 compaginador ; Siv. ombrytare. 
 manuscript. 
 
 Dan. Haandskrift; Du. handschrift; Fr. 
 manuscrit; Ger. Handschrift; //. mano- 
 scritto; 5/?. manuscrito; 5u'. handskrift. 
 manuscript note. 
 
 Dan. haandskreven Anmaerkning; Du. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 manuscript noot; Fr. note a la main; 
 
 Ger. Manuskript-Anmerkung; //. nota 
 
 manoscritta; Sp. nota manuscrita; Siv. 
 
 marginal notering. 
 map. 
 
 Dan. Landkort; Du. landkaart; Fr. carte 
 
 geographique; Ger. Landkarte; //. carta 
 
 geografica; Sp. mapa geografico; Sw. 
 
 karta. 
 map of the world. 
 
 Dan. Verdenskort ; Dii. wereldkaart ; Fr. 
 
 mappe-monde; G^r.Weltkarte; //. map- 
 
 pamondo ; Sp. mapamundi ; Sw. verlds- 
 
 karta. 
 marble edged. See edged, marble, 
 marble paper. See paper, marble, 
 margin. The blank space on the edge of a 
 
 printed sheet. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Rand, Margin; Du. rand, kant, 
 
 marge; Fr. marge; Ger. Rand; //. 
 
 margine; Sp. margen; Sw. rand, 
 margin border. 
 
 Dan. Bort; Du. randlijst; Fr. bordure; 
 
 Ger. Randleiste; //. orlatura di margine; 
 
 Sp. orla de p^gina; Siv. bort. 
 
 marginal notes. 
 
 Dan. Randbemaerkninger ; Z)i<. marginalien, 
 kantteekeningen ; Fr. notes marginales, 
 manchettes; Ger. Randbemerkungen; 
 //. note in margine; Sp. notas margi- 
 nales; Sw. randanteckningar. 
 mark of correction, (pr.) See proofmark. 
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 mark the pages, to. 
 
 Dan. paginere, numerere Siderne i en Bog; 
 Dii. pagineeren; Fr. numeroter les 
 pages; Ger. paginieren; //. paginate, 
 cartolare; Sp. paginar; Sw. paginera. 
 
 matter, close or solid matter, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. kompres Sats; Du. gedrongen zetsel; 
 Fr. composition serree; Ger. kompresser 
 Satz; It. composizione serrata; Sp. 
 composicion solida; Sw. kompres sats. 
 
 matter, leaded or interlined composition, (pr.) 
 Dan. skudt Sats ; Du. zetsel met interlinies ; 
 Fr. composition interlignee; Ger. durch- 
 schossener Satz; //. composizione inter- 
 lineata; Sp. composicion regleteada; 
 Siv. melianslagen sats. 
 
 matter, solid. See matter, close. 
 
 memoirs. 
 
 Dan. Memoirer, Erindringer; Du. gedenk- 
 schriften; Fr. memoires; Ger. Denk- 
 schriften; It. memorie; Sp. memorias; 
 Sw. memoarer. 
 
 mezzotint, (e.) A method of copperplate 
 engraving in which the entire surface of 
 the plate is slightly roughened after 
 which the drawing is traced, and then 
 the portion intended to show high lights 
 or middle lights are scraped and bur- 
 nished while the shadows are strength- 
 ened. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Sortkunst, sort Maner; Du. zwarte 
 kunst, schraapmanier; Fr. maniere noire; 
 Ger. Schabmanier, schwarze Kunst; 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 //. mezzotinto; Sp. estampa de humo, 
 media tinta. Stv. svartkonstmaner. 
 
 mildew or water stain. 
 
 Dan. Fugtighedsplet ; Du. vochtvlek; Fr. 
 tache de moisissure; Ger. Wasser- 
 fleck; //. gora; Sp. mancha de agua; 
 Stv. mogel flack. 
 
 minutes. The official records of the pro- 
 ceedings of any deliberative body. 
 Dan. Protokoloptegnelser fra et Mode; 
 Dii. notulen van eene bijeenkomst; Fr. 
 proces verbaux d'une seance; Ger. Pro- 
 tokoll; //. verbale di un' adunanza; 
 Sp. minutas de un cuerpo deliberante; 
 Siv. protokollanteckningar. 
 
 misprint. 
 
 Dan. Trykejl; Du. drukfout; Fr. faute 
 typographique ; Ger. Druckfehler; //. 
 errore di stampa; Sp. falta tipografica, 
 errata tipografica; Sio. tryckfel. 
 
 missal or mass-book. The book containing 
 the service for the celebration of mass 
 throughout the year. 
 Dan. Messebog; Du. misboek; Fr. missel, 
 livre d'office; Ger. Messbuch ; //. mes- 
 sale; Sp. misal; Stv. massbok. 
 
 moldy or mouldy. 
 
 Dan. muggen; Du. beschimmeld; Fr. 
 moisi; Ger. schimmelig; //. muffato; 
 Sp. mohoso; Sw. moglad. 
 
 monogram. 
 
 Dan. Navnetraek; Du. naamcijfer; Fr. 
 monogramme; Ger. M(jnogram; //. 
 
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 monogramma ; Sp. monograma; Sw. 
 monogram. 
 
 monthly. 
 
 Dan. maanedlig; Du. maandelijksch; Fr. 
 mensuel; Ger. monatlich; //. mensuale, 
 mensile, d'ogni mese; Sp. mensual; Sw. 
 manatlig. 
 
 monthly publication. 
 
 Dan. Maanedsblad; Du. maandblad; Fr. 
 publication mensuelle; Ger. Monats- 
 blatt; It. pubblicazione mensile; Sp. 
 publicaci&n mensual; Sw. manadsblad. 
 
 monthly report. 
 
 Z)ow.Maanedsberetning;Z)«. maandelijksch 
 verslag; Fr. compte rendu mensuel; 
 Ger. Monatsbericht; //. relazione men- 
 sile; Sp. memoria mensual; Siu. manat- 
 lig berattelse. 
 
 morocco. Leather made from goatskins 
 tanned with sumac, named after the city 
 of Morocco. 
 Dan. Maroquin; Du. marokijnleer; Fr. 
 maroquin; Ger. Marokkoleder; //. mar- 
 rocchino; Sp. tafilete; Sw. marokang. 
 
 mouldy. See moldy. 
 
 mounted. Attached to a backing. 
 
 Dan. opklaebet; Du. opgeplakt, gemon- 
 teerd; Fr. monte; Ger. aufgezogen; It. 
 montato; Sp. pegado; Sw. uppklistrad. 
 
 mourning border. 
 
 Dafi. Sorgerand; Du. rouwrand; Fr. 
 filet noir; Ger. Trauerrand; It. margine 
 di lutto; Sp. raya de luto; Siv. sorgkant. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 mutilated. 
 
 Dayi. beskadiget; Du. geschonden, be- 
 schadigd; Fr. mutile, endommage; Ger. 
 beschadigt; //. mutilato; Sp. muti- 
 lado; Sw. skadadt. 
 
 N 
 
 newspaper. 
 
 Dan. AV\s\Du. nieuwsblad, courant, krant ; 
 Fr. journal; Ger. Zeitung; //. giornale; 
 Sp. diario, periodico; Siv. tidning. 
 newspaper, weekly. 
 
 Dan. Ugeblad; Du. weekblad; Fr. jour- 
 nal hebdomadaire ; Ger. Wochenblatt ; 
 //. periodico ebdomadario; Sp. perio- 
 dico semanal; Sw. veckoblad. 
 newspaper clipping. 
 
 Dan. Avisudklip; Du. courantenuitknip- 
 sel; Fr. decoupure de journaux; Ger. 
 Zeitungsausschnitt; //. taglio di gior- 
 nale; Sp. recorte de periodico; Sw. 
 tidningsurklip. 
 no date. 
 
 Dan. uden Aar; Du. zonder jaar; Fr. 
 sans date, sans millesime; Ger. ohne 
 Jahr; //. senz' anno, senza data, senza 
 millesimo; Sp. sin data, sin fecha; Sw. 
 utan ar. 
 no more published. See all published, 
 no place. 
 
 Dan. uden Trykkested ; Du. zonder plaats ; 
 Fr. sans lieu; Ger. ohne Ort; //. senza 
 luogo; Sp. sin lugar; Sto. utan ort. 
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 no title-page. 
 
 Dan. uden Titelblad; Du. zonder titelblad; 
 Fr. sans feuille de titre; Ger. ohne Titel- 
 blatt; //. senza frontispizio; Sp. sin 
 portada; Siv. utan titelblad. 
 not for sale. 
 
 Dan. ikke i Boghandelen; Dii. niet in den 
 handel; Fr. non mis en vente, pas dans 
 le commerce; Ger. nicht im Handel; //. 
 fuori vendita, fuori commercio; Sp. no 
 se vende; Siv. ej i bokhandeln. 
 note. 
 
 Dan. i\.nmaerkning; Du. aanmerking, noot; 
 Fr. note; Ger. Anmerkung; It. nota; Sp. 
 nota; Siv. anmarkning. 
 novel. 
 
 Dan. Roman; Du. roman, novelle; Fr. 
 roman; Ger. Roman, Novelle; //. 
 romanzo; Sp. novela; S%v. roman. 
 now published. 
 
 Dan. lige udkommen; Du. zoo juist ver- 
 
 schenen; Fr. vient de paraitre; Ger. 
 
 soeben erschienen ; //. novita ; Sp. acaba 
 
 de publicarse; Siv. nyss utkommen. 
 
 number the pages, to. See mark the pages. 
 
 O 
 
 oblong. 
 
 Paw. aflang; D/^. dwars; Fr. oblong; Ger. 
 langlich; //. oblungo; 5^. apaisado; 5a'. 
 aflang. 
 odd page. See page, odd. 
 on approval, (bo.) See approval, on. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 out. (pr.) Omission of a word or phrase made 
 
 by the compositor. 
 
 Dan. Begravelse; Du. weggelaten zetsel; 
 
 Fr. bourdon; Ger. Leiche; //. pesce, 
 
 lasciato, lasciatura; Sp. olvido; Sii\ lik. 
 
 out of print. 
 
 Z)a«. udsolgt; Z)/^. uitverkocht; Fr. epuise; 
 Ger. vergriffen; It. esaurito; Sp. ago- 
 tado, vendido; Sw. utgangen ur bok- 
 handeln. 
 
 page. 
 
 Dan. Side; Dii. bladzijde; Fr. page; Ger. 
 Seite; //. pagina, faccia; Sp. pagina, 
 plana; Siv. sida. 
 page, even or verso. The left-hand page of a 
 book. 
 
 Dan. Bagside, Verso; Du. achterzijde, 
 even bladzijde, verso; Fr. page paire, 
 verso; Ger. Riickseite, gerade Ko- 
 lumne, Verso; //. verso della pagina; 
 Sp. pagina par, verso; Sw. vanster sida, 
 verso, 
 page, odd or recto. The right-hand page of a 
 book. 
 
 Dan. Forside, Recto; Du. oneven blad- 
 zijde, voorzijde, recto; Fr. belle-page, 
 page impaire, recto; Ger. Vorseite, un- 
 gerade ' Kolumne, Recto; //. prima 
 pagina, retto, recto; Sp. pagina impar, 
 recto; Sw. hoger sida, recto. 
 
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 page-cord. Twine used to tie around a page 
 
 of type to keep it assembled. Stand. 
 
 Diet. 
 Dan. Kolumnesnor, Klummesnor; Da. 
 
 pagina-touwtje; /^r. ficelle; Ger. Kolum- 
 
 nenschnur; //. funicella, spago; Sp. 
 
 cuerda, bramante; Sw. kolumnsnore. 
 paginal number. See heading, dead, 
 pagination. 
 
 Dan. Paginering; Du. pagineering; Fr. 
 
 pagination; Ger. Paginierung; It. pagi- 
 
 natura; Sp. paginaci&n; Siv. paginering. 
 pamphlet. 
 
 Dan. Brochure, Flyveskrift, Pjece; Du. 
 
 brochure, vlugschrift, pamflet; Fr. 
 
 brochure; Ger. Broschiire, Flugschrift; 
 
 //. opuscolo; Sp. folleto, librejo, pam- 
 
 fleto, opusculo; Siv. broschyr, flygskrift, 
 
 pamflett. 
 panel, (bb.) A section of the back of a 
 
 bound book, between two bands. 
 Dan. Rygfelt; Du. paneel; Fr. comparti- 
 
 ment, entre-nerfs ; Ger. Feld des Riickens ; 
 
 It. distanza fra le carreggiuole; Sp. 
 
 tejuelo; Sw. ryggfalt. 
 paper. 
 
 Dan. Papir; Du. papier; Fr. papier; Ger. 
 
 Papier; //. carta; Sp. papel; Sw. 
 
 papper. 
 paper, blotting. 
 
 Dan. Klatpapir, Traekpapir; Du. vloei- 
 
 papier; Fr. papier buvard; Ger. Losch- 
 
 papier; //. carta asciugante, carta 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 sugante; Sp. papel secante; Sw. lask- 
 papper. 
 
 paper, large or tall copy. 
 
 Du. groot papier; Fr. grand papier; Ger. 
 Grosspapier; It. carta grande; Sp. 
 gran papel. 
 
 paper, marble. 
 
 Dan. marmoreret Papir; Du. marmer- 
 papier; Fr. papier marbre; Ger. 
 marmoriertes Papier; //. carta marmo- 
 reggiata; Sp. papel jaspeado; Sw. 
 marmoreradt papper. 
 
 paper cover or jacket. 
 
 Dan. Papir-Omslag ; Du. papier-omslag; 
 Fr. couverture de papier; Ger. Papier- 
 Umschlag; //. copertina di carta; Sp. 
 cubierta de papel ; Sic. pappersomslag. 
 
 paper cover, in. Sec stitched. 
 
 paper cutter or paper knife. 
 
 Dan. Papirkniv; Du. papiermes; Fr. coupe- 
 papier; Ger. Papiermesser; //. taglia- 
 carte; Sp. corta-papeles; Siu. pappers- 
 knif. 
 
 paper knife. See paper cutter. 
 
 paragraph. 
 
 Dan. ny Linie; Dw. alinea; Fr. alinea; Ger. 
 Absatz; //. capoverso, alinea; Sp. par- 
 rafo nuevo; Sw. ny rad. 
 
 parchment. The skin of sheep or goats pre- 
 pared and polished with pumice stone 
 for writing, engraving, etc. 
 Dan. Pergament; Du. pcrkanient; Fr. 
 parchemin; Ger. Pergament; //. per- 
 
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 gamena; Sp. pergamino; Sia. perga- 
 ment. 
 part. 
 
 Dan. Del; Du. gedeelte; Fr. partie; Ger. 
 Teil; //. parte; Sp. parte; Siv. del. 
 pasteboard. 
 
 Dan. Pap; Du. stroobord, bordpapier; Fr. 
 carton de collage; Ger. Pappe; It. car- 
 tone; Sp. carton fuerte; Sw. papp. 
 pastoral letter. 
 
 Dan. Hyrdebrev; Du. herderlijke brief; 
 Fr. lettre pastorale; Ger. Pastoralbrief ; 
 It. lettera pastorale ; Sp. carta pastoral ; 
 Sw. herdabref. 
 period. 
 
 Dan. Punktum; Du. punt; Fr. point; Ger. 
 Punkt; //. punto; Sp. punto; Sw. 
 punkt. 
 periodical. 
 
 Dan. Tidsskrift; Du. tijdschrift; Fr. 
 ecrit periodique; Ger. Zeitschrift; //. 
 opera periodica; Sp. periodico; Sw. 
 tidskrift. 
 picture book. 
 
 Dan. Billedvferk; Du. prentenboek; Fr. 
 livre d'images; Ger. Bilderbuch; It. 
 libro d'imagini; Sp. libro de laminas; 
 Sw. bilderbok. 
 pie or pi. Type that has been upset or other- 
 wise disarranged, so that it cannot be 
 readily used until assorted. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Svibelfisk; Du. pastei; Fr. pate; 
 Ger. Eierkuchen, Zwibelfisch; //. pas- 
 
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TECHNICAI. TERMS 
 
 ticcio di caratteri ; Sp. pastel ; Sw. svibel- 
 
 fisk. 
 pieced out or repaired. 
 
 Dan. repareret, lappet; Du. hersteld, bij- 
 
 geplakt; Fr. rapiece; Ger. ausgebessert; 
 
 //. rattoppato; Sp. remendado, pegado; 
 
 Sw. lagad. 
 pigskin or hogskin. 
 
 Dan. Svinelaeder; Z)^^. . varkensleer; Fr. 
 
 peau de truie; Ger. Schweinsleder; //. 
 
 pelle di porco; Sp. piel de cerdo; Sw. 
 
 svinskinn. 
 placard. See poster, 
 place of printing. See printing, place of. 
 place of publication. See publication, place of. 
 plate. 
 
 Dan. Stik; Du. plaat, snede; Fr. gravure, 
 
 planche; Ger. Stich; It. incisione, inta- 
 glio, tavola; Sp. grabado; Sw. gravyr, 
 
 plansch. 
 playing cards. 
 
 Dan. Spillekort; Du. speelkaarten ; Fr. 
 
 cartes a jouer; Ger. Spielkarten; //. 
 
 carte da giuoco; Sp. barajas; Siv. spel- 
 
 kort. 
 pocket edition. 
 
 Dan. Lommeudgave ; Du. zakuitgaaf; Fr. 
 
 edition de poche, edition portative; Ger. 
 
 Taschenausgabe ; //. edizione portatile; 
 
 Sp. edicion de bolsillo; Sw. upplaga i 
 
 fickformat. 
 poem. 
 
 Dan. D\gt; Du. gedlcht; Fr. po^me: Ger. 
 
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 Gedicht; //. poema; Sp. poema; Sw. 
 
 dikt. 
 popular edition. See edition, popular, 
 portrait. 
 
 Dan. Portrset; Du. portret; Fr. portrait; 
 Ger. Portrait; //. ritratto; Sp. retrato; 
 5^. portratt. 
 poster or placard. An advertising sheet of 
 considerable size, usually printed and 
 often illustrated. 
 Dan. Plakat, Opslag; Du. aanplakbiljet; 
 Fr. affiche, placard; Ger. Plakat, 
 Anschlag; //. avviso; Sp. cartel; Sw. 
 anslag. 
 posthumous works. See works, posthumous, 
 prayer-book. 
 
 Dan. Bonnebog; Du. gebedenboek; Fr. 
 livre de prieres; Ger. Gebetbuch; It. 
 libro di preghiere; Sp. devocionario, 
 libro de devociones; Siv. bonbok. 
 preface. 
 
 Dan. Fortale, Forord; Du. voorrede, voor- 
 bericht, voorwoord ; Fr. preface, avant- 
 propos; Ger. Vorrede, Vorwort; //. pre- 
 fazione; Sp. prefacion; Siu. fortal. 
 prefix. 
 
 Dan. Forstavelse; Du. voorvoegsel; Fr. 
 prefixe; Ger. Vorsilbe; //. prefisso; Sp. 
 prefijo; Sw. forestafvelse. 
 preliminary leaves. See leaves, preliminary, 
 prepared or edited. 
 
 Dan. bearbejdet; Du. bewerkt; Fr. edite; 
 Ger. bearbeitet; It. edito; Sp. com- 
 puesto, hecho, escrito; Sw. bearbetad. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 presentation copy. 
 
 Dan. Gaveeksemplar, Frieksemplar; Du. 
 presentexemplaar ; Fr. exemplaire d'hom- 
 mage, livre d'hommage, envoi d'auteur; 
 Ger. Geschenkexemplar; //. esemplare di 
 omaggio, invio dell' autore, omaggio dell' 
 autore; Sp. ejemplar regalado; Sw. 
 gafvo-exemplar, friexemplar. 
 press, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Presse; Dii. drukpers; Fr. presse; 
 Ger. Presse; //. torchio; Sp. prensa; Sw. 
 press. 
 press, in the. 
 
 Dan. i Trykken; Du. ter perse; Fr. sous 
 presse; Ger. im Druck; //. sotto il tor- 
 chio; Sp. en prensa; Sw. under tryck- 
 ning. 
 press, revolving. 
 Dan. Cylinderpresse ; Dii. cylinderpers; 
 Fr. presse a cylindre; Ger. Cylinder- 
 presse; It. torchio a cilindro; Sp. prensa 
 de cilindro; Sw. cylinderpress. 
 press-proof. 
 
 Dan. sidste Korrektur; Du. persrevisie; Fr. 
 derniere epreuve, tierce; Ger. Pressrevi- 
 sion, Superrevision ; //. ultima bozza; 
 Sp. ultima prueba, prueba de prensa; 
 Sw. reviderark. 
 price. 
 
 Dan. Pris; Du. prijs; Fr. prix; Ger. Preis; 
 //. prezzo; Sp. precio; Sw. pris. 
 print, to. 
 
 Z)c«. trykke; D^^drukkcn; Fr. imprimer; 
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 Ger. drucken; //. stampare; Sp. im- 
 
 primir, estampar; Sw. trycka. 
 printer. 
 
 Da 71. Bogtrykker; Du. boekdrukker; Fr. 
 
 imprimeur; Ger. Drucker; //. stampa- 
 
 tore; Sp. impresor; Sw. boktryckare. 
 printer's ink. 
 
 Dan. Bogtrykkersvserte ; Du. drukinkt; 
 
 Fr. encre d'imprimeur; Ger. Druckfarbe; 
 
 //. inchiostro da stampa; Sp. tinta de 
 
 imprenta; Siv. trycksvarta. 
 printer's mark. 
 
 Da7i. Bogtrykkermaerke ; Du. drukkers- 
 
 merk; Fr. marque d'imprimeur, marque 
 
 typographique, devise; Ger. Drucker- 
 
 marke, Druckerzeichen; Druckersignet; 
 
 //. marca tipografica, insegna, segno; Sp. 
 
 marca del impresor; Sw. boktryckares 
 
 marke. 
 printing, art of. See art of printing, 
 printing, place of. 
 
 Dan. Trykkested; Du. plaats van druk; 
 
 Fr. lieu d'impression; Ger. Druckort; 
 
 It. luogo di stampa; Sp. lugar de im- 
 prenta; Sw. tryckort. 
 printing office. 
 
 Dan. Bogtrykkeri; Du. boekdrukkerij ; 
 
 Fr. imprimerie; Ger. Druckerei; It. 
 
 stamperia; Sp. imprenta; Sw. bok- 
 
 tryckeri, tryckeri. 
 privately printed. See at the author's 
 
 expense. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 prize, awarded a. 
 
 Dan. prisbelonnet ; Du. bekroond; Fr. 
 
 couronne; Ger. gekront; It. premiato, 
 
 coronato; Sp. premiado, coronado; Siv. 
 
 prisbelont. 
 prize-essay. 
 
 Dan. Prisskrift; Du. prijsschrift; Fr. 
 
 ouvrage couronne; Ger. Preisschrift; //. 
 
 opera coronata; Sp. obra coronada; Siv. 
 
 prisskrift. 
 proceedings. The published record of the 
 
 action taken, or the things done at a 
 
 meeting of an association. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Forhandlinger; Dii. verslagen; Fr. 
 
 bulletins; Ger. Sitzungsberichte; It. atti, 
 
 resoconti; Sp. actas; 5"^. forhandlingar. 
 proof before letters, (e.) An impression 
 
 taken before the title or inscription is 
 
 engraved . 
 Dan. for Skriften; Du. voor de letter; Fr. 
 
 avant la lettre, epreuve d'artiste; Ger. 
 
 Abdruck eines Stiches vor der Schrift; 
 
 li. prova avanti lettera; Sp. prueba de 
 
 artista; prueba antes de la letra; Sw. 
 
 afdrag utan text. 
 proofmark, or mark of correction. 
 
 Dafi. Korrekturtegn ; Du. correctieteeken ; 
 
 Fr. marque de correction; Ger. Korrek- 
 
 turzeichen; It. segno di correzione ; Sp. 
 
 signo de correccion; Siv. korrektur- 
 
 tecken. 
 proof-reader. One who reads and marks cor- 
 rections in printer's proofs. 
 
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 Dan. Korrekturlseser; Dii. proeflezer, cor- 
 rector; Fr. correcteur; Ger. Korrektor; 
 //. correttore; Sp. corrector de pruebas; 
 Sw. korrekturlasare. 
 
 proof-reading. Reading and making correc- 
 tions in printer's proofs. 
 Dan. Korrekturlaesning; Du. correctie van 
 drukproeven; Fr. correction; Ger. Kor- 
 rektur; //. correzione delle prove; Sp. 
 correccion de pruebas; Sw. korrektur- 
 lasning. 
 
 proof-sheet. A sheet of paper on which a 
 proof has been taken. The margin is 
 wide for marking corrections. 
 Dafi. Korrekturark; Z)«. drukproef, proef- 
 blad; i^r. epreuve; G^r. Korrekturbogen, 
 Probebogen; //. prova, bozza; Sp. 
 prueba, pliego de prueba; Siv. kor- 
 rekturark, profark. 
 
 publication, place of. 
 
 Dan. Udgivelsessted ; Du. plaats van uit- 
 gaaf; Fr. lieu de publication; Ger. Er- 
 scheinungsort; //. luogo di pubblica- 
 zione, luogo dell' edizione; Sp. lugar de 
 edicion; Siv. utgifningsort. 
 
 publication, year of. See imprint date. 
 
 punctuation. 
 
 Dan. Interpunktion; Du. punctuatie; Fr. 
 ponctuation; Ger. Interpunktion; It. 
 punteggiatura; Sp. puntuacion; Sw. 
 interpunktion. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Q 
 
 quadrat, (pr.) A piece of type metal lower 
 
 than the letters, used in spacing between 
 
 words and filling out blank lines. Stand. 
 
 Diet. 
 Dan. Kvadrat; Dii. kwadraat; Fr. cadrat; 
 
 Ger. Gevierte; //. quadretto; Sp. cua- 
 
 drado; Sw. kvadrat. 
 quarterly. 
 
 Dan. fjerdingaarlig; Du. driemaande- 
 
 lijksch; Fr. trimestriel; Ger. vierteljahr- 
 
 lich; //. trimestrale ; Sp. trimestral; 
 
 Sw. utkommande kvartalvis. 
 quire, (pa.) A collection of twenty-four 
 
 sheets of paper of the same size and 
 
 quality, either not folded or having a 
 
 single fold. 
 Dan. Bog Papir; Du. boek papier; Fr. 
 
 main de papier; Ger. Buch Papier; //. 
 
 quaderno di fogli; Sp. mano de papel; 
 
 Sw. bok papper. 
 quotation marks. 
 
 Dan. Anforselstegn, Gaaseojne; Du. aan- 
 
 spraakteeken, aanhalingsteeken ; Fr. 
 
 guillemets; Ger. Anfuhrungszeichcn; //. 
 
 virgolette; Sp. virgulillas; Szv. anforings- 
 
 tecken, citationstecken. 
 
 rare or scarce. 
 
 Dan. sjcclden; Du. zeldzaam; Fr. rare; 
 Ger. selten; //. raro; Sp. raro; Sw. 
 sallsynt, rar. 
 
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 ream, (pa.) A quantity of paper, usually 
 twenty quires. 
 Dan. Riis; Dn. riem; Fr. rame; Ger. 
 Ries; //. risma; Sp. resma; Sw. ris. 
 
 rebind, to. (bb.) 
 
 Dan. inbinde paany; Du. herbinden; Fr. 
 relier de nouveau; Ger. neubinden; //. 
 legare di nuovo, rilegare; Sp. reencua- 
 dernar; Sw. inbinda anyo. 
 
 recto. See page, odd. 
 
 red edged. See edged, red. 
 
 reference book. 
 
 Dan. Haandbog; Dii. handboek; Fr. livre 
 de reference; Ger. Nachschlagebuch, 
 Promptuarium, Handbuch; //. libro di 
 consultazione, manuale; Sp. libro de 
 referencia; Sxv. handbok, uppslagsbok. 
 
 remainders, (bo.) Copies of a book remain- 
 ing in the publisher's stock when sales 
 have ceased. 
 Dan. Restoplag; Du. oplage restanten; Fr. 
 restant de I'edition; Ger. Auflagereste, 
 Remittenden; It. copie invendute, il 
 fondo; Sp. restante de la edicion; Sw. 
 restupplaga. 
 
 repaired. See pieced out. 
 
 report. An official statement of facts, oral 
 or written. 
 Dan. Beretning; Du. verslag; Fr. compte- 
 rendu; Ger. Bericht; //. rendiconto, 
 resoconto; ^/j. memoria ; 5it'. berattelse, 
 redogorelse. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 report, annual. 
 
 Dan. Aarsberetning; Du. jaarverslag; Fr. 
 compte-rendu annuel, rapport annuel; 
 Ger. Jahresbericht; //. resoconto annuale, 
 rendiconto annuale; Sp. memoria 
 anual; Sw. arsbrattelse, arsredogo- 
 relse. 
 
 report, monthly. 
 
 Dan. Maanedsberetning; Du. maan- 
 delijksch verslag; Fr. compte rendu 
 mensuel; Ger. Monatsbericht ; //. rendi- 
 conto mensile, resoconto mensile; Sp. 
 memoria mensual; Sw. manatlig berat- 
 telse, manatlig redogorelse. 
 
 reprint. 
 
 Dan. Saertryk, Separataftryk; Du. over- 
 druk, herdruk; Fr. reimpression, tirage 
 a part; Ger. Neudruck, Sonderdruck, 
 Separatabdruck; It. ristampa, tiratura 
 a parte; Sp. reimpresi&n, tirada espe- 
 cial; Sw. sartryck, separattryck. 
 
 reprint (unauthorized). 
 
 Dan. Eftertr>k; Du. nadruk; Fr. reim- 
 pression illegale, contrefagon; Ger. Nach- 
 druck; //. contraffazione tipografica, ris- 
 tampa furtiva; Sp. reimpresion ilegal; 
 Sw. eftertryck. 
 review. 
 
 Dan. Revue; Du. revue; Fr. rcxue; Ger. 
 Revue; It. rivista; Sp. revista; Sw. 
 revy. 
 revolving press. See press, revolving. 
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 rewritten. 
 
 Dan. omarbejdet; Du. omgewerkt; Fr. 
 refondu; Ger. umgearbeitet; //. riscritto; 
 5/?. refundido ; 5^. omarbetad. 
 
 rounding, (bb.) The process of making the 
 back of a book round. 
 Dan. Ombankning; Du. rugrondingswerk; 
 Fr. arrondissage ; Ger. Umklopfen; Sp. 
 la accion de redondear un lomo de 
 libro. 
 
 rubricated. Marked with red. 
 
 Dan. med Rodtryk; Du. gerubriceerd ; 
 Fr. rubrique; Ger. rubriziert; It. mar- 
 cato di rosso, rubricato; Sp. impreso en 
 rojo; Siv. med rodtryck. 
 
 running title. See heading, live. 
 
 Russia leather. Fragrant goat- or sheep- 
 leather, which is made by a special 
 dressing-process and resists moisture and 
 ravages of insects. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Ruslaeder; Du. Russisch leer, jucht- 
 leer; Fr. cuir de Russie; Ger. Juchten- 
 leder; II. cuoio di Russia; Sp. cuero de 
 Moscovia; Sw. rysslader. 
 
 scarce. See rare. 
 
 scrapbook. A blank book in which extracts 
 
 or pictures cut from books and papers 
 
 may be pasted. 
 Dan. Udklipsalbum ; Du. uitknipselboek; 
 
 Fr. album de decoupures; Ger. Exzerp- 
 
 tenbuch; //. album di ritagli, estratti 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 tagliati; Sp. album de recortes; Sw. 
 
 utklippsalbum. 
 second form, (pr.) See form, second, 
 secondhand book. See book, secondhand, 
 secondhand bookseller. See bookseller, 
 
 secondhand, 
 selected works. See works, selected, 
 selection. 
 
 Dan. Udvalg; Dii. keur; Fr. choix; Ger. 
 
 Auswahl; //. scelta; Sp. selecci&n; Sw. 
 
 urval. 
 semicolon. 
 
 Dan. Semikolon; Du. komma-punt; Fr. 
 
 point et virgule; Ger. Semikolon; //. 
 
 punto e virgola; Sp. punto y coma; Siu. 
 
 semikolon. 
 semi-monthly. Appearing every half month. 
 Dan. to Gange om Maaneden; Du. half- 
 
 maandelijksch; Fr. bimensuel; Ger. 
 
 halbmonatlich; //. quindicinale; Sp. 
 
 quincenal; Siv. tva ganger i manaden. 
 series. 
 
 Dan. Rajkke; Du. reeks; Fr. serie; Ger. 
 
 Folge, Reihe; //. serie; Sp. serie; Siv. 
 
 foljd. 
 sermon. 
 
 Dan. Prsediken; Da. preek; Ger. Predigt; 
 
 //. sermone; Sp. sermon; Siv. predikan. 
 setting rule. See composing rule, 
 sewing board, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Haeftelade; Du. naaibank; Fr. cou- 
 
 soir; Ger. Heftlade; //. tavolctta de' 
 
 legatori di libri; Sp. telar; Siv. haft- 
 
 l&da. 
 
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 shagreen or chagrin. A kind of untanned 
 leather prepared in Russia and the East 
 from the skins of horses, asses, camels, 
 etc., and covered with small round 
 granulations produced by pressing small 
 seeds into the skin when it is moist, 
 shaving the skin down to the level of 
 depressions thus made, and then making 
 the compressed parts swell by soaking. 
 Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Chagrinlaeder; Du. segrijnleer; Fr. 
 chagrin; Ger. Chagrinleder; //. zigrino, 
 pelle ruvida; Sp. chagren; piel de zapa; 
 Sw. sjagrang. 
 
 shank or body of a letter, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Kegle; Du. kegel; Fr. corps de 
 lettre; Ger. Schriftkegel; It. corpo d'un 
 carattere; Sp. cuerpo del tipo; Sw. 
 kagel. 
 
 sheepskin. 
 
 Dan. Lammeskind; Du. schapenleer; Fr. 
 peau d'agneau; Ger. Schafieder; It. 
 pelle di pecora ; Sp. piel de carnero ; Sw. 
 farskinn. 
 
 sheet. 
 
 Dan. Ark; Du. vel; Fr. feuille; Ger. 
 Bogen; //. foglio; Sp. pliego; Siv. ark. 
 
 signature. A letter or figure placed at the 
 bottom of the first page of each sheet of 
 a book as a direction to the binder in 
 folding the sheets. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Arksignatur; Du. signatuur; Fr. 
 signature; Ger. Signatur; //. segnatura; 
 Sp. signatura; Sw. arksignatur. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 size. 
 
 Dan. Format; Du. formaat; Fr. format; 
 
 Ger. Format; It. forma, formato, sesto; 
 
 Sp. tamano; Siv. format, 
 sketch or rough draft. 
 
 Dan. Afrids, Skizze; Dii. schets; Fr. 
 
 esquisse, croquis; Ger. Abriss, Skizze; 
 
 //. schizzo,abbozzo; Sp. esquicio,esbozo; 
 
 Sw. skiss. 
 skin. See leather, 
 slip-proof. See galley proof, 
 slug, (pr.) A thick strip of metal less than 
 
 type high. 
 Dan. Udslutning; Du. sluitstuk; Fr. 
 
 lingot; Ger. Ausschlusstiick; //. margine 
 
 di piombo; Sp. lingote; Sw. utslutning. 
 small caps. See capitals, small, 
 small letter. See letter, small, 
 small tools. See tools, small, 
 society (learned) publications. 
 
 Dan. Iserd Selskabs Skrifter; Dn. genoot- 
 
 schapswerken ; Fr. publications des aca- 
 demies; Ger. Gesellschaftsschriften; //. 
 
 pubblicazioni delle accademie; Sp. 
 
 trabajos de academias; Sw. lardt salls- 
 
 kaps skrifter. 
 solid matter, (pr.) See matter, close. 
 spring back. See back, spring, 
 sprinkled edges. See edges, sprinkled, 
 squares. See brackets, 
 stain. 
 
 Dan. Smudsplet; Du. vlek; Fr. souiUurc; 
 
 Ger. Schmutzfleck; It. macchia; Sp. 
 
 mancha; Siv. smutsflack. 
 
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 stained. 
 
 Dan. plettet; Dit. gevlekt; Fr. souille; 
 
 Ger. fleckig; It. macchiato; Sp. man- 
 
 chado; Sw. nedsmutsad, nedflackad. 
 stamped paper. 
 
 Dan. Stempelpapir; Du. zegelpapier; Fr. 
 
 papier timbre; Ger. Stempelpapier; 
 
 //. carta bollata; Sp. papel sellado, 
 
 papel estampado; Siv. stampelpapper. 
 state, (e.) 
 
 Dan. Stadium; Du. staat; Fr. etat; Ger. 
 
 Zustand, Plattenzustand ; //. stato; Sp. 
 
 estadio; Sw. stadium. 
 steel-engraving. An impression taken from 
 
 an engraved steel plate. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Staalstik; Du. staalgravure ; Fr. 
 
 gravure sur acier; Ger. Stahlstich; It. 
 
 incisione in acciaio; Sp. grabado en 
 
 acero; Sw. stalstick. 
 stipple engraving, (e.) A method of en- 
 graving in which the lights and shades 
 
 are produced by dots instead of lines 
 
 or hatchings. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Punktmaner; Du. punteermanier; 
 
 Fr. pointillage; Gg?'. Punktiermanier; //. 
 
 punteggiatura; Sp. grabado a puntos; 
 
 Siv. punktermaner. 
 stitched. Leaves of pamphlets fastened with 
 
 thread or wire drawn through previously 
 
 pierced holes are called stitched. 
 Dan. haeftet; Du. ingenaaid; Fr. broche; 
 
 Ger. broschiert, geheftet; It. legato in 
 
 rustico ; Sp. cosido a la rustica, en rustica ; 
 
 Sw. haftad. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 subscriber. 
 
 Dan. Abonnent; Du. inteakenaar; Fr. 
 
 abonne; Ger. Subskribent ; //. abbonato; 
 
 Sp. subscriptor; Sw. abonnent. 
 subscription. 
 
 Dan. Abonnement; Du. abonnement; 
 
 inteekening; Fr. abonnement; Ger. 
 
 Abonnement; It. abbonamento; Sp. 
 
 suscripcion; Sw. abonnement. 
 subtitle. A secondary or subordinate title 
 
 of a book. 
 Dan. Undertitel; Du. ondertitel; Fr . sous- 
 
 titre; Get. Untertitel, Sondertitel; //. 
 
 sottotitolo; Sp. sototitulo; Siv. under- 
 titel. 
 summary. See abstract, 
 superiors, (p.) Type standing at the top of a 
 
 line, often used as a sign of reference. 
 
 Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Notetegn; Du. boven-letters; Fr. 
 
 lettrines; Ger. Verweisungsbuchstaben ; 
 
 //. letterine di chiamata; Sp. letras 
 
 voladas, letras superiores; Siv. not- 
 
 siffra. 
 supplement. See appendix, 
 suppressed. 
 
 Dan. beskiglagt; Dti. in beslag genomen; 
 
 Fr. saisi; Ger. mit Beschlag belegt; //. 
 
 sequestra to; Sp. recogido por orden 
 
 del gobierno 6 tribunal; Siv. beslaglagd. 
 synopsis. See abstract. 
 
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 table of contents. 
 
 Dan. Indholdsfortegnelse; Dti. blad- 
 
 wijzer; Fr. table des matieres; Ger. 
 
 Inhaltsverzeichnis; //. indice, tavola 
 
 delle materie; Sp. tabla de materias, 
 
 indice; Siv. innehallsforteckning. 
 table of errata. 
 
 Dan. Trykfejlsliste; Du. lijst van druk- 
 
 fouten; Fr. errata; Ger. Druckfehler- 
 
 verzeichnis; //. tavola degli errori, 
 
 errata; Sp. fe de erratas; Sw. tryckfels- 
 
 forteckning. 
 tail of a book or lower edge. 
 
 Dan. Undersnit; Du. staart, ondersnee; 
 
 Fr. queue ; Ger. unterer Schnitt, Schwanz ; 
 
 //. il disotto; Sp. canto inferior de un 
 
 libro; Siv. undersnitt. 
 tail-piece or cul de lampe. An ornament at 
 
 the bottom of a short page or at the end 
 
 of a book. Stand. Diet. 
 Dan. Finale; Du. vignette aan het slot 
 
 van een hoofdstuk; Fr. fleuron, cul de 
 
 lampe; Ger. Schlussvignette, Zierleiste; 
 
 //. finale, fregio, vignetta; Sp. final; 
 
 Sw. slutvignett. 
 tail-type, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Bogstav som naar ned under Linien; 
 
 Du. staartletter; Fr. lettre a queue; 
 
 Ger. geschwanzte Schrift; //. lettera 
 
 discendente; lettera con asta discen- 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 dente; Sp. letra descendente ; Sw. bok- 
 
 staf som racker under linjen. 
 tale. 
 
 Dan. Fortaelling; Du. verhaal, vertelling; 
 
 Fr. conte; Ger. Erzahlung; It. novella; 
 
 Sp. cuento; Sw. saga, 
 tall copy. See paper, large, 
 thesis. See dissertation, 
 tie in, to. (bb.) 
 
 Dan. hsefte Arkene; Du. kordeeren; Fr. 
 
 fouetter; Ger. einschniiren; //. allacciare; 
 
 Sp. encordelar; Sw. hafta ark. 
 tight back. See back, tight, 
 time table. 
 
 Dan. Fartplan; Du. reisgids, spoorboekje; 
 
 Fr. indicateur; Ger. Fahrplan; //. ora- 
 
 rio; Sp. itinerario, cuadro de marcha de 
 
 Irenes; Siv. tidtabell. 
 tissue-paper. 
 
 Dan. Silkepapir; Du. vloeipapier; Fr. 
 
 papier Joseph, papier de soie; Ger. 
 
 Seidenpapier ; //. carta velina; Sp. papel 
 
 de seda, papel Jose; Siv. silkespapper. 
 title. 
 
 Dan. Titel; Du. titel; Fr. litre; Ger. Titel; 
 
 It. titolo; Sp. titulo; Sw. titel. 
 title, collective. 
 
 Dan. Hovedtitel; Du. hoofdtitel; Fr. 
 
 grand titre; Ger. Gesamttitel; Haupt- 
 
 titel; //. titolo coUettivo; Sp. titulo 
 
 general; 5w. gemensam titel. 
 title, running. See heading, live. 
 
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 title-page. 
 
 Dan. Titelblad; Du. titelblad; Fr. feuille 
 
 de titre; Ger. Titelblatt; //. frontis- 
 
 pizio, titolo; Sp. caratula, portada; Siv. 
 
 titelblad. 
 title-page lacking. * 
 
 Dan. Titelblad mangier; Du. titelblad 
 
 ontbreekt; Fr. le titre manque; Ger. 
 
 Titel fehlt; //. manca il f rontispizio ; 
 
 Sp. falta de portada; Sw. titelblad sak- 
 
 nas. 
 tooled edges. See edges, tooled, 
 tools, small, (bb.) 
 
 Dan. Smaajern; Dii. kleine stempels; Fr. 
 
 petits fers; Ger. feine Stempel; II. piccoli 
 
 ferri; Sp. hierros pequefios; Sw. sma 
 
 stamplar. 
 top, gilt. 
 
 Dan. overste Snit forgyldt; Du. boven- 
 
 snede verguld, kop verguld; Fr. tite 
 
 dor6e; Ger. oberer Schnitt vergoldet; 
 
 //. dorato in testa, disopra dorato, ta- 
 
 glio superiore dorato ; Sp. cabeza dorada ; 
 
 Sw. forgyld topp. 
 transactions. 
 
 Dan. Forhandlinger; Du. handelingen ; 
 
 Fr. travaux, transactions ; Ger. Abhand- 
 
 lungen; /^. atti; 5p. trabajos; 5w. hand- 
 
 lingar. 
 translated. 
 
 Dan. oversat; Du. overgezet, vertaald; 
 
 /^r. traduit; Ger. iibersetzt; 7/. tradotto; 
 
 Sp. traducido; Siv. ofversatt. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 translator. 
 
 Dan. Oversaetter; Dii. vertaler; Fr. tra- 
 
 ducteur ; G^r. Uebersetzer; //.tradutt ore; 
 
 Sp. traductor; Sw. ofversattare. 
 transliteration. Spelling in the characters of 
 
 another alphabet. 
 Dan. Omskrivning; Dti. omlettering; Fr. 
 
 translitteration ; G^r. Umschreibung; //. 
 
 traslitterazione ; Sp. representaci6n de 
 
 las letras de una lengua por las letras 
 
 de otra; Sw. omskrifning. 
 turn over the leaves of a book. 
 
 Dan. gennemblade ; Dii. doorbladeren ; 
 
 Fr. feuilleter; Ger. durchblattern; //. 
 
 carteggiare; Sp. hojear; Sw. genom- 
 
 bladdra. 
 turned letter. See letter, turned. 
 
 type, (pr.) 
 
 Daw. Type; Z)z<. drukletter; Fr. type; Ger. 
 Typus; It. tipo; Sp. tipo; Sit', bok- 
 stafstil, typ. 
 type-case. A case containing type. 
 
 Dan. Skriftkasse; Dn. letterkas, letterkast; 
 Fr. casse ; Ger. Schrif tkasten ; //. cassa 
 da caratteri; Sp. caja; Sw. kast. 
 
 type-case, box in a. 
 
 Dan. Afdeling i en Skriftkasse; Du. letter- 
 kastvakje; Fr. cassetin; Ger. Schrift- 
 kastenfach; //. cassettino; Sp. cajetin; 
 Sw. kastfack. 
 type-setting machine. See composing 
 machine. 
 
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 types, bold faced or black faced type or 
 
 heavy faced type. 
 Dan. fade Typer; Du. vette letters; Fr. 
 
 caracteres gras; Ger. fette Schrift; //. 
 
 caratteri pieni; Sp. letras negras, tipos 
 
 negros; Sw. fet stil. 
 types, light faced or lean faced types. 
 
 Dan. tynd Skrift; Du. magere letters; Fr. 
 
 caracteres maigres ; Ger. magere Schrift ; 
 
 //. scrittura magra, caratteri magri; Sp. 
 
 tipos delgados, tipos de poco cuerpo; 
 
 Sw. mager stil. 
 
 U 
 
 unbound. 
 
 Dan. uindbunden; Du. ongebonden; Fr. 
 non relie; Ger. ungebunden; //. non 
 rilegato; Sp. no encuadernado; Sw. 
 obunden. 
 
 uncut. 
 
 Dan. ubeskaaret; Du. ongesneden; Fr. 
 non rogne; Ger. unbeschnitten ; It. in- 
 tonso; Sp. no cortado; Sw. ej afskuren. 
 underlined. See underscored, 
 underscored or underlined. 
 
 Dan. understreget; Du. onderstreept; 
 Fr. souligne; Ger. unterstrichen; //. 
 sottolineato ; Sp. subrayado ; Sw. under- 
 struken. 
 underscoring or underlining. 
 
 Dan. Understregning; Du. onderstreeping; 
 Fr. soulignure; Ger. Unterstreichung; 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 //. parola sottolineata; Sp. subrayado; 
 Sw. understrykning. 
 upper case, (pr.) 
 
 Da7i. Typer tagne fra Skriftkassens 
 overste Del; Du. bovenkast letters; 
 Fr. haut de casse; Ger. Typen aus dem 
 Kapitalkasten ; //. cassa alta; Sp. caja 
 alta; Sw. stilar fran kastens ofversta 
 fack. 
 
 vellum paper or parchment paper. 
 
 Da?i. Velinpapir; Du. velijnpapier, per- 
 
 kamentpapier ; Fr. papier velin; Ger. 
 
 Velinpapier; //. carta velina; Sp. papel 
 
 avitelado; Sw. velinpapper. 
 volume. 
 
 Dan. Bind; Du. deel; Fr. tome, volume; 
 
 Ger. Band; //. tomo, volume; Sp. tomo, 
 
 volumen; Sw. band, volym. 
 
 W 
 
 waste-paper. 
 
 Dan. Makulatur; Du. scheurpapier; Fr. 
 
 maculature, rebut; Ger. Makulatur; //. 
 
 fogliaccio; Sp. papel de embalaje; Sw. 
 
 makulatur. 
 waste-paper, (pr.) 
 
 Dan. Udskudsark; Du. misdruk; Fr. 
 
 braies;Ger. Makulaturbogen; //. brache; 
 
 Sp. maculatura; Szu. makulaturark. 
 water lines, (pa.) Lines in the paper about 
 
 25-30 millimeters apart which intersect 
 
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 at right angles other very closely spaced 
 lines, the so-called wiremarks. 
 Dan. Vandlinier; Du. waterlijnen; Fr. 
 pontuseaux; Ger. Wasserlinien ; //. colo- 
 nelli; Sp. puntizones; Sw. vattenlinjer. 
 
 water mark. A mark produced in paper by 
 pressure of a projecting design on the 
 dandy roll, in the mold, etc. Webster. 
 Dan. Vandmaerke; Dii. watermerk; Fr. 
 filigrane, marque d'eau; Ger. Wasser- 
 zeichen; //. filigrana; Sp. marca de 
 agua, filigrana; Sw. vattenstampel. 
 
 water-stain or mildew. 
 
 Dan. Fugtighedsplet; Du. vochtvlek; Fr. 
 tache de moisissure; Ger. Wasserfleck, 
 Moderfleck; //. gora; Sp. mancha de 
 agua, mancha de humedad; Sw. mogel- 
 flack, vattenflack. 
 
 weekly. 
 
 Dan. ugentlig; Du. wekelijksch; Fr. heb- 
 domadaire; Ger. wochentlich; /^. d'ogni 
 settimana, settimanale; Sp. semanal, 
 hebdomadario; Sw. veckligen. 
 
 weekly newspaper. See newspaper, weekly. 
 
 wiremarks. (pa.) Very closely spaced lines 
 in paper caused by the brass wires 
 attached to the mold. They intersect 
 the water lines at right angles. 
 Dan. Tvaerstriber ; Du. vormdraden; Fr. 
 vergeures; Ger. Formstreifen, Form- 
 draht; //. vergature; Sp. lineas del ver- 
 jurado; 5w. randing i papper. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 with explanatory notes. 
 
 Dan. forklaret; Du. met toelichtingen; 
 
 Fr. explique, elucide; Ger. erlautert; It. 
 
 con note esplicative; Sp. con notas ex- 
 
 plicativas; Sw. med forklaringar. 
 witness. Leaves of a book left uncut by the 
 
 binder to show that he has spared the 
 
 margin as much as possible. 
 Fr. temoin; Ger. Randzeuge; //. testi- 
 
 monio. 
 wood-engraving, (e.) 
 
 JDaw. Traesnit; Pm. houtsnede; Fr. gravure 
 
 sur bois; Ger. Holzschnitt; //. inci- 
 
 sione in legno ; Sp. grabado en madera ; 
 
 Sw. trasnitt. 
 
 wooden boards. 
 
 Dan. Trsebogpsermer ; Du. houtband; Fr. 
 
 plats de bois; Ger. Holzdeckel; //. 
 
 piatti in legno; Sp. tapas de madera; 
 
 Sw. traparmar. 
 word. 
 
 Dan. Ord; Du. woord; Fr. mot; Ger. 
 
 Wort; It. parola; Sp. palabra; Sw. 
 
 ord. 
 
 work. 
 
 i^aw.Vserk; Z)7i. werk; Fr. oeuvre, ouvrage; 
 Ger. Werk; //. opera; Sp. obra; Sw. 
 verk. 
 works, collected. 
 
 Dan. samlede Vserker; Du. verzamelde 
 werken, volledige werken; Fr. oeuvres 
 completes; Ger. samlliche Werke; //. 
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 opere complete, corpo; Sp. obras com- 
 pletas; Szu. samlade arbeten. 
 
 works, posthumous. 
 
 Dan. efterladte Skrifter; Du. nagelaten 
 werken; Fr. oeuvres posthumes; Ger. 
 nachgelassene Werke; //. opere postume; 
 Sp. obras postumas; Sw. efterlemnade 
 skrifter. 
 
 works, selected. 
 
 Dan. udvalgte Vaerker; Du. uitgelezen 
 werken; Fr. oeuvres choisies; Ger. aus- 
 gewahlte Werke; //. opere scelte; Sp. 
 obras escogidas; Sw. utvalda skrifter. 
 
 wormhole. 
 
 Dan. Ormehul; Du. wormgat; Fr. piqure; 
 Ger. Wurmstich ; //. tarlatura ; Sp. pica- 
 dura de polilla; Siv. maskhal. 
 
 wormholed. 
 
 Dan. ormstukken; Du. wormstekig; Fr. 
 vermoulu, pique de vers; Ger. wurm- 
 stichig; //. tarlato, tarmato; Sp. apolil- 
 lado; Siv. maskstungen. 
 
 worn binding. See binding, worn. 
 
 wrapper or cover. 
 
 Z)a«. Omslag; Du. omsXsig; Fr. couverture ; 
 Ger. Umschlag; Deckel; It. copertina; 
 Sp. cubierta; Sw. omslag. 
 
 wriing. 
 
 Dan. Skrift; Du. geschrift; Fr. ecriture; 
 Ger. Schrift; //. scrittura; 5/?. escritura; 
 Sw. skrift. 
 
 wrong letter. See letter, wrong. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 year. 
 
 Dan. Aargang; Dii. jaargang; Fr. annee; 
 Ger. Jahrgang; It. annata, anno; Sp. 
 ano; Siv. argang. 
 yearly. See annual. 
 
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 A. Aar. 
 
 Aal. (pr.) bodkin. 
 
 Aar. year. 
 
 Aarboger. (b.) annals. 
 
 Aarg. Aargang. 
 
 Aargang. (b.) year, annual volume. 
 
 aarlig. annual, yearly. 
 
 Aarsberetning. annual report. 
 
 Abonnent. subscriber. 
 
 Adgangskort. card of admission. 
 
 Afbildning. illustration. 
 
 Afgangsark or Makulatur or Udskudsark. 
 
 (pr.) waste sheets. 
 Aflaegning. (pr.) distribution of type. 
 aflang. (b.) oblong. 
 Afrids or Skizze. sketch, rough draft. 
 Afsnit. (b.) section. 
 Aftryk. (pr.) impression. 
 Aftryk, forste. (e.) plain prints. 
 Aftryk for Skriften. (e.) proof before letters. 
 Aftryk med Underskrift. (e.) proof with 
 
 letters. 
 aegte Bind or ophojede Tvserbind. (bb.) 
 
 raised bands. 
 Akcidenstryk. (pr.) job-printing. 
 Akcidenstrykker. (pr.) job-printer. 
 Akt. (b.) act. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Anforselstegn. quotation marks. 
 
 Anhang. (b.) appendix. 
 
 Anmaerkning. (b.) annotation, note. 
 
 Anmeldereksemplar. reviewer's copy. 
 
 Annonce. See Avertissement. 
 
 Antikvarboghandler. secondhand book- 
 seller. 
 
 Ark. (b.) sheet. 
 
 Arkenes Ordning or Arkenes Optagning. (bb.) 
 gathering. 
 
 Arksignatur. (b.) signature. 
 
 Artikel, ledende or Leder. editorial. 
 
 .^selsore. (b.) dog's ear. 
 
 .^tsbund or Radeergrund. (e.) etching 
 ground. 
 
 Avertissement or Annonce. advertisement. 
 
 Avis, newspaper. 
 
 Avisudklip. newspaper clipping. 
 
 B 
 
 Bagside. (b.) even page, verso. 
 Balle Papir. ten reams of paper. 
 Begravelse. (pr.) out, i.e., omission of a 
 
 word or phrase by the compositor. 
 Begyndelsesbogstav. initial. 
 Begyndelsesvignet. (b.) head-piece. 
 Beretning. report. 
 beskaaret. cut down, 
 beskaaret, staerkt. cropped, 
 beskadiget. damaged, mutilated. 
 beslaglagt. (bo.) suppressed. 
 Bind, aegte or ophojede Tvaerbind. (bb.) 
 
 raised bands. 
 
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 Bind, slidt. worn binding. 
 
 Bindestreg. hyphen. 
 
 Blad, omtrykt. cancel. 
 
 Blaek. ink. 
 
 Blindtryk. (bb.) blind tooling. 
 
 Blokbog. blockbook. 
 
 blokeret Bogstav. (pr.) turned letter. 
 
 Blyantstegning. penciling. 
 
 Bog, brugt. secondhand book. 
 
 Bog, ubeskreven. blank-book. 
 
 Bog i Materie. (b.) book in sheets, book in 
 
 quires. 
 Bog Papir. quire. 
 Bogbinder. binder. 
 Bogbinderi. bookbinder-shop. 
 Bogbinderlaerred. buckram. 
 Bogelsker or Bibliofil. bibliophile. 
 Boghandlermesse. (bo.) book-fair. 
 Bogladepris. (bo.) list price, published price. 
 Boglap. (bb.) lettering piece, label. 
 B oglap , f orsynet med . labeled . 
 Bogliste. catalogue, list of books. 
 Bogmasrke. bookmark. 
 Bogorm. bookworm. 
 Bogplade or ex libris. (b.) bookplate. 
 Bogryg. back of a book. 
 BogryggensTildannelse. (bb.) backing. 
 Bogsamler. book-collector. 
 Bogsamling. library. 
 Bogsnit. edges. 
 
 Bogstav, blokeret. (pr.) turned letter. 
 Bogstav, forsiret. (pr.) fancy letter. 
 Bogstav, laederet. (pr.) battered letter. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Bogstav, lille or Minuskel. small letter. 
 
 Bogstav, stort or Majuskel. capital letter. 
 
 Bogstavrim. alliteration. 
 
 Bogtryk or Vaerksats. (pr.) bookwork. 
 
 Bogtrykker. printer. 
 
 Bogtrykkermaerke. printer's mark. 
 
 Bogtrykkersvaerte. printer's ink. 
 
 Bbnnebog. prayer-book. 
 
 Bbrneboger. (pi.) juvenile literature. 
 
 Bbrsteaftryk. brushproof. 
 
 Bort. margin-border. 
 
 Bottepapir. handmade paper. 
 
 Brev. letter. 
 
 Brevhoved. letter-head. 
 
 Breweksling. correspondence. 
 
 Brochure or Flyveskrift or Pjece. (b.) pam- 
 phlet. 
 
 Brodskrift or Vaerkskrift. (pr.) body type, 
 ordinary type. 
 
 Brokkasse. See Defektkasse. 
 
 Brudstykke. fragment. 
 
 brugt Bog. secondhand book. 
 
 Bryllup. (pr.) double, i.e., words or sen- 
 tences by mistake printed twice. 
 
 byde paa en Bog. bid on a book. 
 
 ciseleret Snit. (bb.) tooled edges. 
 Cylinderpresse. (pr.) revolving press. 
 
 Dagblad. daily newspaper. 
 
 Daggert or Obelisk or Kors. (b.) dagger. 
 
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 daglig. daily. 
 
 Defektkasse or Brokkasse. (pr.) hell, i.e., a 
 box into which a printer throws his broken 
 types. 
 
 Disputats or akademisk Afhandling. disser- 
 tation, thesis. 
 
 Divisorium. (pr.) visorium. 
 
 Dobbeltnavn. compound name. 
 
 Dublet. duplicate. 
 
 E 
 
 Eftersyn, til. (bo.) on approval. 
 Eftertryk. unauthorized reprint. 
 Eksemplar. copy. 
 Eksemplar, smukt. (bo.) fine copy. 
 Etbladstryk. (b.) broadside. 
 Eventyr. fairy tale. 
 
 Fals. (bb.) guard. 
 
 Falseben. (bb.) folding stick. 
 
 Falsning. (bb.) folding. 
 
 faerdig til Trykken or kan rentrykkes. (pr.) 
 
 for press. 
 Fartplan. time-table. 
 fast Ryg. (bb.) tight back, 
 fede Typer. (pr.) bold face types, black face 
 
 types. 
 Fisk or Svibelfisk. (pr.) pie; i.e., types 
 
 mixed. 
 fjerdingaarlig. quarterly. 
 Flikkevaerk. cento. 
 Flyveblad. (b.) flysheet. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Flyveskrift or Brochure or Pjece. (b.) pam- 
 phlet. 
 
 Federal, case. 
 
 Folkeudgave. popular edition. 
 
 for Skriften. (e.) See Aftryk for Skriften. 
 
 Foren. Forening. 
 
 Forening or Selskab. society. 
 
 forgyldt. (bb.) gilt. 
 
 Forhandlinger. proceedings. 
 
 Forlag, paa eget. (bo.) at the author's 
 expense, privately published. 
 
 Forlaegger. publisher. 
 
 Forlagsret. copyright. 
 
 Format, (b.) size. 
 
 Formramme. (pr.) chase. 
 
 Forms Stege. (pr.) furniture. 
 
 Formtraadsstriber. pi. (pa.) wiremarks. 
 
 Forord or Fortale. preface. 
 
 Forsaetsblad or Forsats. (b.) flyleaf. 
 
 Forside. (b.) odd page, recto. 
 
 forsiret Bogstav. fancy letter. 
 
 Forsnit. (bb.) fore-edge. 
 
 Forstavelse. prefix. 
 
 Fortale or Forord- preface. 
 
 fortlobende Paginering. (b.) continuous 
 pagination. 
 
 fortsat or Fortsaettelse folger. (b.) to be con- 
 tinued. 
 
 Fortsaettelse. continuation. 
 
 Fortsaettelse folger. See fortsat. 
 
 Fraktur. (pr.) gothic characters. 
 
 Franskbind. (bb.) half binding with leather 
 back and corners. 
 
 Frieksemplar. See Gavceksemplar. 
 
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 Gaaseojne or Anfdrselstegn. quotation 
 marks. 
 
 Gaveeksemplar or Frieksemplar. presenta- 
 tion copy. 
 
 Gedeskind. (bb.) goatskin. 
 
 Generalregister. (b.) general index. 
 
 gennemblade. turn over the leaves of a 
 book. 
 
 gennemset. revised. 
 
 gennemskudt med hvide Blade, interleaved. 
 
 Gentrykform or Vidertrykform or Sekunda- 
 form. (pr.) second form. 
 
 Glitning. (pa.) calendering. 
 
 graveret. engraved. 
 
 Graver, engraver. 
 
 Gravstik. (e.) graver. 
 
 Guldsnit. (bb.) gilt edges. 
 
 H 
 
 H. Heefte. 
 
 Haandpresse. (pr.) hand-press. 
 
 Haandskrift. handwriting. 
 
 Haefte. fascicle. 
 
 Haeftlade. (bb.) sewing-board. 
 
 Haegte. (bb.) clasp. 
 
 halvaarlig. semi-annual. 
 
 Halvtitel or Smudstitel. half title, bastard 
 
 title, fly title. 
 Henvisningstegn. (b.) reference-sign. 
 Hjornet af en Bog. corner of a book. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Horeunge. (pr.) false line, i.e., end line of a 
 paragraph at the beginning of a page. 
 
 Hoved. heading. 
 
 Hovedtitel. (b.) collective title. 
 
 Huskorrektur. (pr.) first proof (read in the 
 printing office.) 
 
 hver anden Maaned. bi-monthly. 
 
 i god Tilstand. (bo.) in good condition, 
 indbinde. to bind. 
 indbinde paany. to rebind. 
 Indbinding. binding. 
 
 Indholdsfortegnelse. index, table of con- 
 tents. 
 Indledning. introduction. 
 indramme mad Linier (pr.) to box in. 
 indrykke. (pr.) to indent. 
 Indrykning. (pr.) indentation. 
 indskudt Blad. (bb.) interleaf. 
 Indskydning. insertion, interpolation. 
 
 J 
 
 Justering or Tilretning, (pr.) justification. 
 
 K 
 
 K. Kort. 
 
 kaldt or med Tilnavn. called. 
 Kalvelaeder. (bb). calf. 
 Kammarmorsnit. (bb.) combed edges. 
 kan rentrykkes or faerdig til Trykken. (pr.; 
 
 for press. 
 Kapital or Kapitalbaand. (bb.) headband. 
 
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DANISH 
 
 Kapitaler, smaa or Kapitelker. (pr.) small 
 
 capitals. 
 Kapitel. chapter. 
 Kapitelker. See Kapitaler, smaa. 
 Kegle. (pr.) shank, body of a letter. 
 Kileskrift. cuneiform letters. 
 Kladde. draft. 
 Klammer. brackets. 
 Klatpapir or Traekpapir. blotting paper. 
 Klumme or Kolumne or Spalte. (b.) column. 
 Klummesnor or Kolumnesnor. (pr.) page- 
 cord. 
 Knepryg. (bb.) spring back. 
 kniplingsdannet Forsiring. (bb.) dentelle 
 
 border. 
 Kobberstikkabinet. (e.) print-department, 
 
 printroom. 
 kold Naal. (e.) dry point. 
 koloreret. colored. 
 Kolumnesnor. See Klummesnor. 
 Kolumnetitel or Sidenummer. (pr.) dead 
 
 heading, page number. 
 Kolumnetitel, levende. (pr.) live heading, 
 
 running title. 
 kompres Sats. (pr.) close matter, solid 
 
 matter. 
 Konversationsleksikon. encyclopedia. 
 Korrekturaftryk i Strimler, uden Paginering. 
 
 galley proof. 
 Korrekturark. proof sheet. 
 Korrekturlaeser. proof reader. 
 Korrekturlaesning. proof reading. 
 Kors or Obelisk or Daggert. (pr.) dagger. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Kort or Landkort. map. 
 Kridttegning. crayon. 
 Kultegning. charcoal drawing. 
 Kursivskrift. (pr.) italics. 
 Kustos. (b.) catchword. 
 Kvadrat. (pr.) quadrat, 
 kvart. k\artalsvis. 
 kvartalsvis. quarterly. 
 Kvartant. quarto edition. 
 
 Laeder or Skind. leather, skin. 
 
 laederet Skrifttegn. (pr.) battered letter. 
 
 laegge af. (pr.) distribute the type. 
 
 Lammeskind. (bb.) sheepskin. 
 
 Lammeskind, brunt, (bb.) basil, bazil. 
 
 Landkort. See Kort. 
 
 lappet or repareret, (bb.) reinforced, re- 
 paired. 
 
 ledende Artikel or Leder. (b.) editorial. 
 
 Leder. See ledende Artikel. 
 
 levende Kolumnetitel. See Kolumnetitel, 
 levende. 
 
 lige udkommen. (bo.) now published. 
 
 Linie. (b.) line. 
 
 Linie, ny, or Paragraf . (b.) paragraph, alinea. 
 
 Linieornamentering. fillet. 
 
 Liniestik. (e.) line engraving. 
 
 Lobeseddel. handbill. 
 
 Lommeudgave. pocket edition. 
 
 los Ryg. (bb.) loose back. 
 
 Luksusudgave or Pragtudgave. edition de 
 luxe. 
 
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DANISH 
 
 Lystryk. photolithography. 
 Lystspil or Komedie. comedy. 
 
 M 
 
 maanedlig. monthly. 
 Maanedsberetning. monthly report. 
 Makulatur or Af gangsark or Udskudsark. (pr.) 
 
 waste-paper. 
 Maner, sort or Sortkunst. mezzotint. 
 marmoreret Papir. marble paper. 
 Marmorsnit. (bb.) marble edges. 
 med Tilnavn. called. 
 mere udkom ikke. (bo.) no more published, 
 
 all published. 
 Messebog. missal. 
 Mskrpt. Manuskript. manuscript. 
 muggen. (bo.) mouldy. 
 Munk or blegt Tryk. (pr.) friar. 
 Munkeskrift. monk's letters. 
 
 N 
 
 Navnedigt or Akrostichon. acrostic. 
 Navnefortegnelse. index of names. 
 Navnetraek. monogram. 
 Nedrykning paa den forste Side, (pr.) head- 
 margin. 
 Note under Teksten. footnote. 
 Notetegn. (pr.) superiors. 
 Novelle. short story. 
 ny Linie or Paragraf. paragraph, alinea. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 o 
 
 O. A. Overseetterens Anmaerkning. 
 
 Obelisk or Daggert or Kors. (b.) dagger. 
 
 ogsaa med Titel. also under the title. 
 
 Ombankning. (bb.) rounding. 
 
 ombraekke. (pr.) make up, impose. 
 
 Ombraekker. (pr.) impositor. 
 
 omtrykt Blad. (pr.) cancel. 
 
 ophojede Tvaerbind or aegte Bind, (bb.) raised 
 bands. 
 
 ophort at udkomme. (bo.) discontinued. 
 
 Opl. Oplag. 
 
 Oplag. edition. 
 
 opskaaret. cut open. 
 
 Opslag or Plakat. poster, placard. 
 
 Ordbog or Leksikon. dictionary. 
 
 Originalomslag. publisher's cover. 
 
 Ormehul. wormhole. 
 
 ormstukken. wormholed. 
 
 Oversaetter. translator. 
 
 Oversaetterens Anmaerkning. translator's 
 note. 
 
 Oversigt. synopsis, summary. 
 
 Overskrift. heading. 
 
 overstroget or erklaeret ugyldigt. (e). can- 
 celed. 
 
 P 
 
 paa eget Forlag. (b.) at the author's ex- 
 pense, privately published. 
 Pap. pasteboard. 
 Papirkniv. paper-cutter. 
 Pergament. parchment. 
 Pjece or Brochure or Flyveskrift. pamphlet. 
 
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 Plakat or Opslag. poster, placard. 
 
 plettet. stained. 
 
 Pligteksemplar. deposit copy. 
 
 Praediken. sermon. 
 
 Pragtudgave or Luksusudgave. edition de 
 
 luxe. 
 Presseforgyldning. (bb.) gold tooling. 
 Pris. price. 
 
 prisbelonnet. awarded a prize. 
 Prisskrift. prize essay. 
 Progr. program. 
 
 Protokoloptegnelser. minutes of a meeting. 
 punkteret Linie. dotted rule. 
 
 R 
 
 Radeergrund or .^tsbund. (e.) etching 
 
 ground. 
 Radering. (e.) etching. 
 Raemike. (pr.) frisket. 
 Randbemaerkning. marginal note. 
 Raeveskind. (bb.) fox-skin. 
 Red. or Redakt. Redaktor. 
 Red. Anm. Redaktorens Anmaerkning. 
 Redaktor. editor. 
 
 Redaktorens Anmaerkning. editor's note. 
 Restoplag. (bo.) remainders. 
 Ris Papir. ream. 
 rodt Snit. (bb.) red edges. 
 Rom. Roman. 
 Roman, novel. 
 
 Ruslaeder. (bb.) Russia leather. 
 Ryg i en Bog, saette. (bb.) to back. 
 Ryg, fast, (bb.) tight back. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Ryg, lbs. (bb.) loose back. 
 Rygfelt. (bb.) panel. 
 
 S 
 Sagregister. index. 
 Samler. compiler. 
 sammenfoldet. folded. 
 Sammenhaeng. context. 
 Saert. Scertryk. 
 
 Saertryk or Separataftryk. reprint. 
 Saetning. sentence. 
 Sats. (pr.) form, composition. 
 Sats, kompres. (pr.) close matter, solid 
 
 matter. 
 Sats, skudt. (pr.) leaded matter. 
 Sats, spaerret. (pr.) spaced matter, 
 Saettebraedt. (pr.) letter-board, composing 
 
 board. 
 Saettekasse or Skriftkasse. (pr.) type case. 
 Saettelinie. (pr.) composing rule, setting rule. 
 Saettemaskine. (pr.) composing machine. 
 Saetter. (pr.) compositor, 
 se. see. 
 
 Sejldug. (bb.) duck. 
 Sekundasignatur. (b.) signature with an 
 
 asterisk. 
 Selskabsskrifter. society publications. 
 Sep.-Aftr. Separataftryk. 
 Separataftryk. See Saertryk. 
 Sidenummer or Kolumnetitel. (b.) dead 
 
 heading, page number. 
 Signaturlinie. (b.) signature line. 
 Silkepapir. tissue paper, 
 sjaelden. (bo.) rare. 
 
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 Skib. (pr.) galley. 
 
 Skind or Laeder. skin, leather. 
 
 Skizze. sketch. 
 
 Skonskrivning. calligraphy. 
 
 Skontrykformoz-Primaform. first form, prime 
 form. 
 
 Skrift. writing, types. 
 
 Skrift, tynd. (pr.) lightfaced types, leanfaced 
 types. 
 
 Skriftkasse or Saettekasse. (pr.) case, type- 
 case. 
 
 Skriftkasse, Afdeling i en. (pr.) box in a 
 type-case. 
 
 Skrivepapir. writing paper. 
 
 Skrvp. Skrivepapir. 
 
 skudt. (pr.) leaded. 
 
 Skulder. (pr.) shoulder of a type. 
 
 Skydelinie or Reglet. (pr.) lead. 
 
 slidt Bind, worn binding. 
 
 Slutningslinie. bottom line. 
 
 Slutningsskrift or Kolofon. colophon. 
 
 Smaajern. (bb.) small tools. 
 
 Smaede skrift. libel. 
 
 Smudsplet. stain. 
 
 Smudstitel or Halvtitel. half-title, bastard- 
 title, fly-title. 
 
 smukt Eksemplar. (bo.) fine copy. 
 
 Snit. edges. 
 
 Snit, ciseleret. (bb.) tooled edges. 
 
 Snit, overste. (bb.) head, top. 
 
 Snit (overste), forgyldt. (bb.) gilt top. 
 
 Snit, rbdt. (bb.) red edges. 
 
 Snit, spraengt. (bb.) sprinkled edges. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Sorgerand. mourning border. 
 
 Sorgespil. tragedy. 
 
 Sortkunst or sort Maner. (e.) mezzotint. 
 
 spaerret Sats. (pr.) spaced composition. 
 
 Spatie. (pr.) space. 
 
 Speil. (bb.) paste-down, i.e., leaf that is 
 pasted to the inside of the cover of a book. 
 
 Spies, (pr.) blacks, i.e., a space, quadrat or 
 piece of furniture that rises and is im- 
 printed on the sheets. 
 
 Spillekort. playing cards. 
 
 Sporgsmaalstegn. interrogation point. 
 
 spraengt Snit. See Snit, spraengt. 
 
 Sproglaere. grammar. 
 
 Staalstik. (e.) steel engraving. 
 
 Stadium, (e.) state. 
 
 Stavelse. syllable. 
 
 Stempelpapir. stamped paper. 
 
 Stik. (e.) cut, plate, engraving. 
 
 Stjerne. (b.) asterisk. 
 
 Svibelfisk or Fisk.(pr.) pie, i.e., types mixed. 
 
 Svinelaeder. (bb.) pig-skin. 
 
 Svinesteg. (pr.) fat, i.e., pieces of compo- 
 sition, for instance, running titles that are 
 kept for future use and not taken apart till 
 the whole work is finished. 
 
 Tab. Tabel. 
 Tabel. table. 
 Tankestreg. dash. 
 Tavle. plate. 
 Tb. Tabel. 
 
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DANISH 
 
 Tidebog. book of hours. 
 
 til Eftersyn. (bo.) on approval. 
 
 Tilegnelse. dedication. 
 
 Tilfojelse. note, addition. 
 
 Tilnavn, med. called. 
 
 Tilretning or Justering. (pr.) justification. 
 
 Tilstand, i god. (bo.) in good condition. 
 
 Titel, med. entitled. 
 
 Titel, uden. anepigraphous, without title. 
 
 Titelblad mangier, (bo.) title-page lacking. 
 
 Titelkobber. frontispiece. 
 
 Titellinie. headline. 
 
 Titeludgave. a so-called new edition in every 
 way unchanged, except for the title-page. 
 
 to Gange om Maaneden. semi-monthly. 
 
 Traebogpermer. pi. (bb.) wooden boards. 
 
 Traekpapir. See Klatpapir. 
 
 trefarvet Tryk. (pr.) three-color print. 
 
 Tryk med ophojede Linier. (pr.) anastatic 
 printing. 
 
 Trykfejl. misprint. 
 
 Trykfejlsliste. table of errata. 
 
 Trykkeaar. imprint date. 
 
 Trykken, i. in the press. 
 
 Trykkested. place of printing. 
 
 Trykkested, uden. no place. 
 
 Tuschmaner. aquatint. 
 
 Tvaerbind, ophojede or aBgte Bind, (bb.) 
 raised bands. 
 
 Tvaerfolio. oblong folio. 
 
 Tvl. Tavle. 
 
 tynd Skrift. (pr.) lightfaced types, lean- 
 faced types. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Typer, fede. (pr.) boldfaced types, heavy- 
 faced types. 
 
 U 
 
 u. A. uden Aar, uden Aarstal. 
 
 ubeskaaret. uncut. 
 
 Uddrag or Udtog. extract, excerpt. 
 
 uden Aar or uden Aarstal. no date. 
 
 uden Trykkested and uden Udgivelsessted. 
 
 no place. 
 Udgangslinie. (pr.) last line of a paragraph. 
 Udgivelsessted. place of publication. 
 Udgivelsessted, uden. See uden Trykkested. 
 Udhaengsark. advance-sheets. 
 Udklipsalbum or Excerptebog. scrapbook. 
 Udraabstegn. exclamation point. 
 Udskudsark or Afgangsark or Makulatur. 
 
 (pr.) waste-sheets. 
 Udslutning. (pr.) slug. 
 udsolgt. (bo.) out of print. 
 Udtog or Uddrag. extract, excerpt. 
 Udv. Udvalg, udvalgt. 
 Udvalg. selection, 
 udvalgt. selected. 
 Ugeblad. weekly newspaper, 
 ugentlig. weekly. 
 uindbunden. unbound. 
 under et. (bo.) by the lot. 
 Underslag. (pr.) blank space at end of a page. 
 Undersnit. (bb.) tail, i.e., lower edge of a 
 
 book, 
 understreget. underscored, 
 undertegnet. signed. 
 
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DANISH 
 
 VaBlskbind. (bb.) half-sheep. 
 Vandlinier. pi. (pa.) waterlines. 
 Vandmaerke. (pa.) watermark. 
 Vaerksats or Bogtryk. (pr.) bookwork. 
 Vaerksaetter. (pr.) book compositor. 
 Vaerkskrift or Brodskrift. (pr.) body type, 
 
 the usual type. 
 Vejviser. directory. 
 Verdenskort. map of the world. 
 Vidertrykform or Gentrykform or Modtryk 
 
 or Sekundaform. (pr.) second form. 
 Vinkelhage. (pr.) composing stick. 
 Vuggetryk. incunabula. 
 
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DUTCH 
 
 aanhalingsteeken or aanspraakteeken. quo- 
 tation mark. 
 
 aanhangsel or bijvoegsel. appendix, supple- 
 ment. 
 
 aankooiing or verefifening der kolommen. 
 (pr.) justification. 
 
 aanplakbiljet. poster, placard. 
 
 aanspraakteeken. See aanhalingsteeken. 
 
 aanteekenaar. annotator, commentator. 
 
 aanteekening. annotation. 
 
 academisch proefschrift or dissertatie. dis- 
 sertation, thesis. 
 
 achterkant or achterzijde or even blad- 
 zijde (b.) even page, verso. 
 
 adresboek. directory. 
 
 advertentie. advertisement. 
 
 afbeelding. illustration. 
 
 afdruk. impression. 
 
 afdruk voor de letter, (e.) proof before 
 letters. 
 
 afgesneden, kort. cropped. 
 
 afkappingsteeken. apostrophe. 
 
 afsnijden met tekstverminking. bleed, 
 
 antiquaarboekhandelaar. secondhand book 
 seller. 
 
 auteursrecht or kopijrecht. copyright. 
 
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 B 
 
 baal papier, ten reams. 
 
 band, binding, cover. 
 
 band, versleten. worn binding. 
 
 bedrijf. act. 
 
 beginletter. initial. 
 
 begrip, kort or overzicht. synopsis, sum- 
 mary. 
 
 bekroond. awarded a prize. 
 
 beoordeelaar. critic. 
 
 beperkte uitgaaf. limited edition. 
 
 beschadigd. See geschonden. 
 
 beschimmeld. mouldy. 
 
 beschrijvende tekst. descriptive text. 
 
 bewerker. editor. 
 
 bewerkt. edited, prepared. 
 
 bieden op een boek. bid on a book. 
 
 bij vooruitbetaling. (bo.) prepaid. 
 
 Eijbel. Bible. 
 
 bijeenbrengen, vergaren (bb.) gathering. 
 
 bijgeplakt or hersteld. repaired. 
 
 bijvoegsel or aanhangsel. appendix, supple- 
 ment. 
 
 blad, Ids. fly-sheet. 
 
 bladen, schoone. pi. (bo.) advance sheets. 
 
 bladwachter or custode. (b.) catchword. 
 
 bladz. bladzijde. 
 
 bladzijde, oneven or voorzijde. odd page 
 recto. 
 
 bianco vellen. blank leaves, 
 
 blijspel. comedy. 
 
 blind druk op banden. (bb.) blind tooling. 
 
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 bloemlezing. anthology. 
 
 boek, onbeschreven. blank book. 
 
 boek, tweedehandsch. secondhand book. 
 
 boek in losse bladen. book in sheets, book 
 in quires. 
 
 boek papier, quire. 
 
 boekaankondiging. announcement of a book. 
 
 boekbeocrdeeling or boekrecensie. book 
 review. 
 
 boekbinder. binder. 
 
 boekbinderij. bookbinder shop. 
 
 boekbinderstitel or rugtitel. binder's title. 
 
 boekdrukkerij or drukkerij. printing office. 
 
 boekengek or bibliomaan. bibliomaniac. 
 
 boekenliefhebber. bibliophile. 
 
 boekenveiling. See boekverkooping, open- 
 bare. 
 
 boekhandel. booktrade. 
 
 boekje or boekske. small volume. 
 
 boekmerk or boekmerkteeken. bookplate, 
 ex libris. 
 
 boekske. See boekje. 
 
 boekverkooping, openbare or boekenveiling. 
 book-auction, 
 
 boekwerk fpr.) bookwork, 
 
 boekwinkel. bookstore. 
 
 bcekworm. bookworm. 
 
 boekzetter. (pr.) book compositor. 
 
 bont. vari-colored. 
 
 boomwolpapier. cotton-paper. 
 
 bordpapier or carton or stroobord. i^aste- 
 board. 
 
 bovengen. bovengenoemd. 
 
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 bovengenoemd. mentioned above, 
 bovenkast-letters. (pr.) upper case, 
 bovenletters. (pr.) superiors, 
 bovenregel. headline. 
 bovensnede verguld or kop verguld. (bb.) 
 
 gilt top. 
 briefhoofd. letter-head. 
 briefwisseling. correspondence. 
 broodletters. (pr.) body-type, ordinary type. 
 
 coUectie or verzameling. collection. 
 
 commissie-boekhandelaar. general book- 
 seller. 
 
 compilatie. compilation. 
 
 correctie van drukproeven. proof reading. 
 
 correctie-els. (pr.) bodkin. 
 
 correctieteeken. marks of correction, proof- 
 reading signs. 
 
 courant or krant or nieuwsblad. newspaper, 
 
 couranten uitknipsel. newspaper clipping. 
 
 cursief letters, (pr.) italics. 
 
 cylinder pers. (pr.) revolving press. 
 
 D 
 
 dagelijksch. daily. 
 
 dagteekening or datum, date. 
 
 dissertatie or akademisch proof schrift. thesis , 
 
 dissertation. 
 doorbladeren. turn over the leaves of a 
 
 book. 
 doorgeschrapt. canceled, crossed out. 
 
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 doorloopende paginatuur. continuous pagi- 
 nation. 
 
 doorschoten. interleaved. 
 
 doortrek papier or kalkeer papier, tracing 
 paper. 
 
 draadhechtmachine. wire stitching machine. 
 
 drie-kleuren druk. three-color print. 
 
 driemaandelijksch. quarterly. 
 
 droge naald, (e.) dry-point. 
 
 druk, jaar van. imprint year. 
 
 druk, plaats van. imprint place. 
 
 drukfeil. See drukfout. 
 
 drukfout or drukfeil. misprint. 
 
 drukfouten, lijst van. list of errata. 
 
 drukinkt. printer's ink. 
 
 drukkersopgaaf. imprint. 
 
 drukletter. type. 
 
 drukpers. press. 
 
 drukproef or proefdruk or proefblad. proof 
 sheet. 
 
 drukwerk. printed matter. 
 
 dubbel gezet woord (pr.) double. 
 
 dubbel punt, colon. 
 
 Duitsche letter, (pr.) black letter. 
 
 dwars. oblong. 
 
 E 
 
 eenblad-druk. broadside. 
 eenkolommig. in one column. 
 eerstelingsdrukken or wiegedrukken. in- 
 cunabula, 
 ets, weeke-grond. (e.) soft ground etching. 
 
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 etsgrond. (e.) etching ground. 
 etsijzer or etsnaald. etching needle. 
 etsnaald. See etsijzer. 
 exemplaar, mooi. (bo.) fine copy. 
 ezelsoor. (b.) dog's ear. 
 
 F 
 
 formaat. size. 
 
 fractuurletters or Gothische letters. Gothic 
 
 characters. 
 Fransche titel or voor-de-handsche titel. 
 
 half title, bastard title, fly title. 
 
 gaaf. (bo.) in good condition. 
 
 galei. (pr.) galley. 
 
 galei-proef. galley-proof. 
 
 gebedenboek. prayer-book. 
 
 geblokkeerde letter or omgekeerde letter. 
 
 (pr.) turned letter. 
 gebrocheerd or ingenaaid. (bb.) stitched. 
 gecartonneerd. (bb.) in boards. 
 gecastigeerd or gedauphineerd. expurgated. 
 geciseleerde snede. (bb.) tooled edges. 
 gecompileerd. compiled, 
 gedauphineerd. See gecastigeerd. 
 gedenkschriften. memoirs. 
 gedrongen tekstzetsel. (pr.) solid matter. 
 gefiletteerd. filleted. 
 gegraveerd. engraved. 
 geitenleder. goat-skin. 
 gekwetste letters, battered type. 
 gemarmerd papier, marble paper. 
 
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 gemarmerd op snede. marble-edged. 
 
 gemonteerd or opgeplakt. mounted. 
 
 genaamd. called. 
 
 genootschapswerken. society publications. 
 
 gepunteerde regel. dotted rule. 
 
 gerubriceerd. rubricated. 
 
 geschept papier, hand-made paper. 
 
 geschonden or verminkt or beschadigd. 
 mutilated, damaged. 
 
 geschrift. writing. 
 
 gesnoeid. (bb.) cut down. 
 
 gespikkeld op snede. sprinkled edges. 
 
 getijboek. book of hours. 
 
 getiteld. entitled. 
 
 gevlekt. stained. 
 
 gevouwen. folded. 
 
 gewatteerd lederen band, padded leather 
 binding. 
 
 Gothische letters or fractuurletters. Gothic 
 characters. 
 
 gouddruk or vergulde ornamenteering. gold 
 
 tooling. 
 goudsnede or verguld op snede. gilt-edged. 
 
 gravure in lijnenmanier. (e.) line engrav- 
 ing. 
 
 gravure in punteermanier or gepunteerde 
 gravure. (e.) stipple engraving. 
 
 H . 
 
 haakjes. parentheses. 
 haken. brackets. 
 
 half Fransche band, half-calf binding, 
 halfjaarlijksch. half yearly. 
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 halfmaandelijksch. semi-monthly. 
 
 handboek. manual, handbook. 
 
 handelingen. transactions. 
 
 handleiding. guide. 
 
 handpapier. handmade paper. 
 
 handpers. (pr.) hand-press. 
 
 hel. (pr.) hell, i.e., a box into which a printer 
 
 throws his broken types. 
 herbinden. rebind. 
 
 hersteld or bijgeplakt. reinforced, repaired. 
 herzien. revised. 
 
 hoek van een boek. corner of a book. 
 hoofdartikel. editorial. 
 hoofdletter or kapitaal. capital letter, 
 hoofdstuk or kapittel. chapter, 
 hoofdtitel. collective title. 
 houtband. wooden boards. 
 houtblokdruk. (b.) blockbook. 
 houtblokjes or loodblokjes. (pr.) furniture. 
 
 in eens or ongeteld or en bloc, (bo.) by the lot. 
 in beslag genomen. suppressed. 
 incompleet. imperfect, incomplete. 
 inhoud. contents, 
 inhoudsopgaaf. table of contents. 
 inleiding. introduction. 
 inspringen. indentation. 
 invoeging. insertion, interpolation. 
 
 J 
 
 jaar van druk. imprint year. 
 jaarboeken or jaarboekjes. pi. annals. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 jaarboekjes. See jaarboeken. 
 jaarverslag. annual report. 
 jufferboek or mopje. 17th century book of 
 songs or erotic poetry. 
 
 kalfslederband. calf-binding. 
 
 kalkeerpapier. See doortrek papier. 
 
 kammarmersnede. combed edges. 
 
 kantteekeningen or marginalien. pi. margi- 
 nal notes. 
 
 kapitaal or hoofdletter. (pr.) capital letter. 
 
 kapitaalband. (bb.) head-band. 
 
 kapitalen, kleine. (pr.) small capitals. 
 
 kartonnenband. binding in boards. 
 
 kegel. (pr.) shank, body of a letter. 
 
 keur. selection. 
 
 kinderboeken. juvenile literature. 
 
 klamp. clasp. 
 
 kleine kapitalen. (pr.) small capitals. 
 
 kleine letter, (pr.) small letter, lower case. 
 
 kleine stempels. (bb.) small tools. 
 
 kolommentitel, doode, or volgnummer van de 
 bladzijde. dead heading, page-number. 
 
 kolommentitel, levende or veranderlijke 
 koptitel. live heading, running title. 
 
 komma-punt. semicolon. 
 
 koorden or ribkoorden. (bb.) raised bands. 
 
 kop. (bb.) head of a book. 
 
 kop van een lettertype. (pr.) shoulder of a 
 type. 
 
 koper ets. (e.) copper etching. 
 
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 koperdrukplaat or kopergravure. (e.) copper- 
 engraving. 
 
 kopij. copy. 
 
 kopijrecht or auteursrecht. copyright. 
 
 koppelteeken. hyphen. 
 
 koptitel, veranderlijke. See kolommentitel, 
 levende. 
 
 kopvignet or en-tete or vignet aan het begin 
 van een hoofdstuk. headpiece. 
 
 kordeeren. (bb.) tie in. 
 
 krant or courant. newspaper. 
 
 kruisje. dagger, cross. 
 
 kwadraat (pr.) quadrat. 
 
 lectuur voor kinderen. See kinderboeken. 
 leder or leer, leather, skin. 
 leerboek. textbook. 
 leesboek. reading book. 
 leeswijzer or boekenlegger. bookmark. 
 letter, bovenkast. (pr.) upper case. 
 letter, Duitsche. (pr.) black letter, 
 letter, geblokkeerde. (pr.) turned letter, 
 letter, gekwetste. (pr.) battered type. 
 letter, onderkast. (pr.) lower case, 
 letter, vreemde. (pr.) wrong font. 
 lettergreep. syllable. 
 letterkas or letterkast. (pr.) type-case. 
 letterkast vakje. (pr.) box of a type case. 
 letterkeer. anagram. 
 
 letterplank or zetplank der letterzetters. (pr.) 
 composing board. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 letters, magere. (pr.) lightfaced types, lean- 
 faced types. 
 
 letters, vette. (pr.) boldfaced types. 
 
 letterspijs. (pr.) type metal. 
 
 lettertypen, dubbele. (pr.) ligature. 
 
 letterzetter. (pr.) compositor. 
 
 levende kolommentitel. See kolommentitel, 
 levende. 
 
 lichtdruk. photolithography. 
 
 lijst van drukfouten. list of errata. 
 
 los blad. fly sheet. 
 
 losse bladen. -See boek in losse bladen. 
 
 losse rug. (bb.) loose back. 
 
 luxe-uitgaaf or prachtuitgaaf. edition de 
 luxe. 
 
 M 
 
 maandblad. monthly publication. 
 
 maandelijksch. monthly. 
 
 magere letters. See letters, magere. 
 
 marmerpapier. marble paper. 
 
 mededeelingen or verslagen. proceedings. 
 
 m. met. 
 
 met. with. 
 
 met toelichtingen. with explanatory notes. 
 
 metaalbeslag. (bb.) bosses. 
 
 misdruk. (pr.) waste sheet. 
 
 monnik. (pr.) friar, i.e., any part of the 
 
 page which has not received the ink. 
 monnikenschrift. monks' letters. 
 mooi exemplaar. (bo.) fine copy. 
 mopje. Sec jufferboek. 
 
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 N 
 
 naaibank. (bb.) sewing-board. 
 naamcijfer. monogram. 
 naamdicht. acrostic. 
 naamloos. anonymous. 
 naamregister. index of names. 
 nadruk. unauthorized reprint. 
 nagelaten werken. posthumous works. 
 narede or nawoord or slotwoord. epilogue. 
 nieuwsblad. See courant. 
 noot. note. 
 
 notitieboek. note-book. 
 notulen van eene bijeenkomst. minutes of a 
 meeting. 
 
 O 
 
 omgekeerde letter or geblokkeerde letter. 
 
 (pr.) turned letter. 
 omlettering. transliteration. 
 omlijsten. (pr.) box in. 
 onafgesneden. uncut. 
 onbeschreven boek. blank book, 
 onderkast letters, (pr.) lower case. 
 onderschot. (b.) the blank space at the end 
 
 of a page. 
 ondersnede or staart. lower edge of a book, 
 
 tail. 
 onderstreeping. underscoring. 
 onderstreept. underscored. 
 ondertitel. subtitle. 
 oneven bladzijde or voorzijde. odd page 
 
 recto. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 ongeteld or in eens or en bloc, (bo.) by the 
 
 lot. 
 ook onder den titel. also under the title. 
 op zicht. (bo.) on approval. 
 opdracht or toewijding. dedication, 
 openbare verkooping. auction sale, 
 opengesneden. cut. 
 opgeplakt or gemonteerd. mounted, 
 opmaken. (pr.) make up. 
 ordenen or rangschikken. file, 
 overgezet or vertaald. translated. 
 overzicht or kort begrip. synopsis, summar\-. 
 
 pagina touwtje. (bb.) page-cord. 
 
 pagineering. pagination. 
 
 palaeotypen or wiegedrukken or eerstelings- 
 
 drukken. incunabula, 
 pamflet or brochure, pamphlet. 
 paneel. (bb.) panel. 
 papier, geschept. handmade paper. 
 papiermes. paper-cutter, 
 pastei. fpr.) pie, i.e., types mixed. 
 plaat, uitslaande or gevouwen plaat. folded 
 
 plate. 
 plaatsnijder or graveur. engraver, 
 prachtuitgaaf or luxe-uitgaaf . edition de luxe, 
 prentenboek. picture-book. 
 presentexemplaar. presentation copy. 
 prijs van uitgaaf. (bo.) published price, list 
 
 price. 
 prijscatalogus, priced catalogue, 
 prijsschrift. j^rize essay. 
 
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 privaat uitgaaf. privately published. 
 proefblad or drukproef or proefdruk. proof 
 
 sheet. 
 proefblad met den borstel getrokken. brush 
 
 proof. 
 proeflezer or corrector, proof reader. 
 punt, period. 
 
 R 
 
 randlijst. margin border. 
 
 rangschikken or ordenen. file. 
 
 reisgids or spoorboekje. time-table. 
 
 rekenboek. textbook of arithmetic. 
 
 rekening. bill. 
 
 rekening van den schrijver, voor. at the 
 
 author's expense, privately published. 
 ribbenband. (bb.) raised bands. 
 riem. (pa.) ream. 
 rij. row, file. 
 
 roodgekleurd op snede. red-edged, 
 rouwrand. (pr.) mourning border, 
 rug, het maken van den (bb.) backing. 
 rug, losse or vrije. (bb.) loose back, 
 rug, vaste. (bb.) tight back. 
 rug, veerende. (bb.) spring back. 
 rugrondingswerk. (bb.) rounding, 
 rugschild. (bb.) lettering piece. 
 rugtitel or boekbinderstitel. binder's title. 
 ruiling. exchange, 
 ruim tekstzetsel or gespatieerd tekstzetsel. 
 
 (pr.) spaced composition. 
 Russisch leder. (bb.) Russia leather. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 schapenleder, gelooid. basil, bazil. 
 
 schets. sketch. 
 
 scheurpapier. waste paper. 
 
 schoondruk. (pr.) first form. 
 
 schoone bladen. pi. (bo.) advance sheets. 
 
 schoonschrijven. calligraphy. 
 
 schotschrift. lampoon. 
 
 schraapmanier or zwarte kunst. (e.) mezzo- 
 tint. 
 
 schrijfboek. blank book. 
 
 segrijnleder. shagreen. 
 
 sierletter. (pr.) fancy letter. 
 
 slap omslag. (bb.) flexible binding. 
 
 sleutelboek or livre a clef, a book in which 
 the proper names of persons or localities 
 are disguised by the author. 
 
 slotregel. bottom-line. 
 
 slotschrift. colophon. 
 
 slotwoord, See narede. 
 
 sluitstuk. (pr.) slug. 
 
 smaadschrift. libel. 
 
 smetten or vlekken. (pr.) set off. 
 
 smoutwerk. (pr.) job-printing. 
 
 snede or snee or plaat. (en.) cut, engraving, 
 plate, edges. 
 
 snede, geciseleerde. (bb.) tooled edges. 
 
 snede, gemarmerde. (bb.) marble-edged. 
 
 snede, gespikkelde. (bb.) sprinkled edges. 
 
 snede, roodgekleurd op. (bb.) red-edged. 
 
 snee. See snede. 
 
 snelpers. (pr.) fly-press. 
 
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 speelkaarten. playing cards. 
 
 spelboek. spelling book. 
 
 spijkerschrift. cuneiform letters. 
 
 spoorboekje or reisgids. time-table. 
 
 sprookje. fairy tale. 
 
 staart or ondersnee. lower edge of a book, 
 
 tail. 
 staartletter. (pr.) tail-type, descending 
 
 letter. 
 staat. (e.) state. 
 steendruk. (e.) lithograph, 
 stempelband. ornamental stamped binding, 
 stempeling. stamping. 
 stempels, kleine. small tools. 
 sterkwaterplaat, or ets. (e.) etching, 
 sterretje. asterisk. 
 stijflinnen. (bb.) buckram, 
 streepje. dash, 
 stroobord. See bordpapier. 
 
 teekening. drawing. 
 
 titel, Fransche or voor-de-handsche titel. 
 
 half-title, bastard-title, fly-title. 
 titelblad ontbreekt. title-page lacking, 
 titel-signatuur. direction line. 
 toestand, in goeden. in good condition. 
 toewijding or opdracht. dedication. 
 tooneel. scene. 
 tooneelspel. drama. 
 treurspel. tragedy. 
 tusschenblad. interleaf. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 tweed ehandsch boek. secondhand book, 
 tweemaandelijksch. bi-monthly. 
 
 U 
 
 uitgaaf, beperkte. limited edition. 
 uitgelezen werken. selected works. 
 uitknipselboek. scrapbook. 
 uitroepingsteeken. exclamation point, 
 uitsl. uitslaand. 
 uitslaand. folded. 
 uittreksel. extract. 
 
 varkensleder. pigskin. 
 
 veerende rug. (bb). spring back. 
 
 veiling. See boekenveiling. 
 
 verbeterblad. (pr.) cancel. 
 
 verguld op snede or goudsnede. gilt-edged. 
 
 verplaatsbaar. adjustable. 
 
 verschoten. faded. 
 
 vertaald or overgezet. translated. 
 
 vertelling or verhaal. tale. 
 
 vervolgd, wordt. to be continued. 
 
 verzameling. See collectie. 
 
 vette letters, (pr.) bold-faced type. 
 
 vignet aan het begin van een hoofdstuk or 
 kopvignet. head-piece. 
 
 vignet aan het slot van een hoofdstuk. tail- 
 piece. 
 
 vlek. stain. 
 
 vlekken or smetten. set off. 
 
 vlekken, zwarte. (pr.) blacks. 
 
 vloeipapier. tissue paper, blotting paper. 
 
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 vlugschrift or brochure or pamflet. pamphlet. 
 
 volgnummer der bladzijde or doode kolom- 
 mentitel. dead heading, page number. 
 
 volksuitgaaf. popular edition. 
 
 voor alle letters, (e.) plain prints. 
 
 voor-de-handsche titel or Fransche titel. 
 half-title, bastard-title, fly-title. 
 
 voor de letter or afdruk voor de letter, (e.) 
 proof before letters. 
 
 voor de pers gereed. (pr.) for press. 
 
 voor rekening van den schrijver. at the 
 author's expense, privately published. 
 
 voorbericht. See voorrede. 
 
 voorkant. See voorzijde. 
 
 voorrede or voorbericht or voorwoord. pref- 
 ace. 
 
 voorsnee or voorsnede. (bb.) fore-edge. 
 
 vooruitbetaling, bij. (bo.) prepaid. 
 
 voorvoegsel. prefix. 
 
 voorwerk. preliminary leaves and pages. 
 
 voorzijde or voorkant or oneven bladzijde. 
 odd page, recto. 
 
 vormdraden. (pa.) wire marks. 
 
 vormraam. (pr.) chase. 
 
 vossenleder. (bb.) foxskin. 
 
 vouwbeen. folding stick. 
 
 vouwen. (bb.) folding. 
 
 vraagteeken. interrogation mark. 
 
 W 
 
 waterlijnen. (pa.) water lines. 
 watermerk. (pa.) water mark. 
 
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 weekblad. weekly newspaper. 
 
 weeke-grond ets. (e.) soft ground proof. 
 
 weerdruk. (pr.) second form. 
 
 wekelijksch. weekly. 
 
 wereldkaart. map of the world. 
 
 wiegedrukken or eerstelingsdrukken. in- 
 cunabula. 
 
 winkelhaak or zethaak. (pr.) composing 
 stick. 
 
 woordenboek. dictionary. 
 
 wormgat. wormhole. 
 
 wormstekig. wormholed. 
 
 z. aid. zie aldaar. 
 
 zegelpapier. stamped paper. 
 
 zeildoek. duck. 
 
 zethaak. See winkelhaak. 
 
 zetlinie. (pr.) composing rule. 
 
 zetmachine. (pr.) typesetting machine. 
 
 zetplank or letterplank. (pr.) letterboard, 
 
 composing board. 
 zetsel. (pr.) form, composition, 
 zetsel, gedrongen. (pr.) close matter, solid 
 
 matter. 
 zetsel, gespatieerd or ruim zetsel. (pr.) 
 
 spaced matter. 
 zetsel met interlinies. (pr.) leaded matter. 
 zetsel weggelaten. (pr.) out. 
 zicht, op. on approval, 
 zichtzending. books sent on approval. 
 zie. sec. 
 
 zie aldaar. see there. 
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 zink ets. zinc etching. 
 zoo juist verschenen. (bo.) now published. 
 zwarte kunst or schraapmanier. (e.) mezzo- 
 tint. 
 zwarte vlekken. (pr.) blacks. 
 
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 a. armes. 
 
 a I'examen or sous condition, (bo.) on 
 approval. 
 
 a forfait or en bloc, (bo.) by the lot. 
 
 a. 1. avant la lettre. 
 
 a plein dos. (bb.) tight back. 
 
 a suivre. to be continued. 
 
 a. t. 1. avant toute lettre. 
 
 abonne. subscriber. 
 
 accomp. d. n. accompagne de notes. 
 
 accompagne de notes, with notes. 
 
 acte. act. 
 
 adr. adresse. 
 
 adresse bibliographique. imprint. 
 
 affiche. poster, placard. 
 
 ajoute. (pr.) new matter. 
 
 album de decoupures. scrap-book. 
 
 almanach des adresses. directory. 
 
 an. annee. 
 
 anepigraphe. without title. 
 
 annales. annals. 
 
 annee. year. 
 
 annonce. advertisement. 
 
 anopistographe. manuscripts or books writ- 
 ten and printed on the recto only. 
 
 ant. antiqu6. 
 
 antique, tooled. 
 
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 appel de note, (pr.) a number, letter or 
 asterisk referring from the text to a foot- 
 note. 
 
 approche. (pr.) space between type. 
 
 armes. coat of arms. 
 
 armoriee. See reliure armoriee, 
 
 arraphique. (bb.) See reliure arraphique. 
 
 arrondissage. (bb.) rounding, 
 
 article de fond, editorial. 
 
 assemblage, (bb.) gathering. 
 
 atelier de relieur. bindery. 
 
 au comptant. cash payment. 
 
 augm. augmente. 
 
 augmente. enlarged. 
 
 aussi sous le titre. also under the title. 
 
 aut. auteur. 
 
 auteur. author. 
 
 aux frais de I'auteur. at the author's ex- 
 pense, privately printed. 
 
 av. let. avec lettre. 
 
 avant la lettre or avant lettre or epreuve 
 d'artiste. (e.) proof before letter. 
 
 avant la retouche. (e.) before the retouch. 
 
 avant toute lettre. (e.) plain prints. 
 
 avec lettre. (e.) print with signature, title, 
 etc. 
 
 avec la lettre tracee. (e.) with etched letters. 
 
 B 
 
 bardeau. (pr.) hell, i.e., a receptacle for 
 
 broken and battered type. 
 bas. basane. 
 bas de casse. (pr.) lower case. 
 
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 bas d'une page, bottom of a page. 
 
 basane. basil, bazil. 
 
 bavochure. (pr.) foul print. 
 
 bavure. (e.) foul print. 
 
 beauc. heaucoup. 
 
 beaucoup. many. 
 
 belle page or page impaire or page de droit 
 or recto, odd page, recto. 
 
 bifife. (e.) canceled, crossed out. 
 
 bilboquet or travail de ville. (pr.) job 
 printing. 
 
 bimensuel. semi-monthly. 
 
 bis. second part, e.g., tome 3 bis is v. 3, 
 part 2. 
 
 blanc du folio recto, (b.) head margin. 
 
 blancs. (pr.) spaces, quadrats, etc. 
 
 blason. coatof arms, emblazonry, heraldry. 
 
 blocage. (pr.) letter intentionally turned up- 
 side down and temporarily used in place 
 of another letter. 
 
 bois. (pr.) furniture. 
 
 bois habille. (e.) See gravure habillee. 
 
 bon, du. (pr.) fat, i.e., pieces of composition, 
 for instance, running titles that are kept 
 for future use and not taken apart till the 
 whole work is finished. 
 
 bon a tirer. (pr.) for press. 
 
 bonnes feuilles. (bo.) advance sheets. 
 
 bord. bordure. 
 
 bordure. (b.) border, frame. 
 
 bougran. buckram. 
 
 bouquin. old book, book of small value sold 
 second-hand. 
 
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 bourdon, (pr.) out, i.e., omission of a word 
 
 or phrase by the compositor, 
 braies. pi. (pr.) waste sheets. 
 bulletins, pi. proceedings. 
 burin, (e.) graver, i.e., a sharp instrument 
 
 used for engraving on copper. 
 
 c. com. 
 
 cachet, seal. 
 
 cadrat. (pr.) quadrat. 
 
 capitale. (pr.) capital letter. 
 
 capitales, petites. pi. small capitals. 
 
 car. moyens. caracteres moyens. 
 
 caracteres gras. (pr.) bold-faced type. 
 
 caracteres maigres. (pr.) light-faced type. 
 
 caracteres moyens. (pr.) medium-sized 
 letters. 
 
 caracteres ordinaires. (pr.) body type, ordi- 
 nary type. 
 
 carre. square. 
 
 carte d'entree. card of admission. 
 
 carte geographique. map. 
 
 cartes a jouer. playing cards. 
 
 carton de collage, paste-board. 
 
 carton ref ait or feuillet refait or defet. cancel. 
 
 casse. (pr.) type case. 
 
 cassetin. (pr.) section of a type case. 
 
 censure, censorship. 
 
 cesse de paraitre. (bo.) discontinued. 
 
 ch. chagrin. 
 
 chagrin, shagreen. 
 
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 chapitre. chapter. 
 
 charniere or mors, (bb.) joint. 
 
 charte. chart, map. 
 
 chasse. (pr.) excess of manuscript in propor- 
 tion to a printed page. 
 
 chasse. (bb.) projecting edge of cover. 
 
 chassis d'imprimerie. (pr.) chase. 
 
 chiffre. monogram, cipher. 
 
 chiffre de la page, page number. 
 
 choix. selection. 
 
 clair-obscur. (e.) chiaroscuro. 
 
 clous aux coins, studded metal corners. 
 
 co-auteur. joint author. 
 
 coin, corner. 
 
 coUe. pasted, mounted. 
 
 colle. (pa.) sized. 
 
 colombelle or filet de milieu, (pr.) column 
 rule. 
 
 comete. (bb.) artificial headband. 
 
 commencer sans renfoncement. (pr.) com- 
 mence even. 
 
 commerce de livres. book trade. 
 
 comp. compartiment. 
 
 compartiment or entre-nerfs or entre-ner- 
 vures. (bb.) panel. 
 
 complement or fascicule supplementaire. 
 supplement number. 
 
 completage. completing imperfect books. 
 
 compositeur, (pr.) compositor. 
 
 compositeur de livre. (pr.) book compositor. 
 
 composition espacee. (pr.) spaced matter. 
 
 composition interlignee. (pr.) leaded matter 
 
 composition serree. (pr.) close matter. 
 
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 composoir. (pr.) composing board. 
 
 composteur. (pr.) composing stick. 
 
 comptant, au. (bo.) cash payment. 
 
 compte-rendu. report. 
 
 conte. tale, short story. 
 
 contenu. contents. 
 
 contre-epreuve. (e.) proof taken from fresh 
 
 proof (by offset) giving reverse of first 
 
 proof. 
 contrefafon. unauthorized reprint. 
 coquille. (pr.) wrong font. 
 corne or oreille d'ane. (b.) dog's ear. 
 corps de lettre. (pr.) type body, 
 correcteur. proof-reader. 
 correction, proof-reading. 
 cote de premiere or forme premiere, (pr.) 
 
 first form. 
 cote de seconde or seconde forme, (pr.) 
 
 second form. 
 couchure. (bb.) the action of placing gold 
 
 leaves on the back, the boards and the 
 
 edges of a book. 
 coupe, leaves cut. 
 coupee au trait carre. (e.) cut to the square 
 
 line. 
 coupe-papier, paper-knife, 
 court de marges, (b.) narrow margin. 
 cousoir. (bb.) sewing-board. 
 couture, (bb.) sewing. 
 couture metallique. wire stitching. 
 couverture muette. plain cover. 
 couverture originale. publisher's cover. 
 creux, gravure en. intaglio. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 crible, gravure au. See gravure en maniere 
 criblee. 
 
 crochets, pi. brackets. 
 
 croix. (pr.) dagger. 
 
 ct. cartonne. 
 
 cuir cisele. designs cut in a flat surface of 
 leather, background being sHghtly sunk 
 and covered with minute punchings, so 
 that the design appeared in rehef. 
 
 D 
 
 dactylographie. typewriting. 
 
 date d'impression. imprint date. 
 
 decor, decoration. 
 
 decoupage. (bb.) cropping. 
 
 decoupure d'un journal, newspaper clip- 
 ping. 
 
 decoupures, album de. scrapbook. 
 
 ded. dedicace. 
 
 dedicace. dedication. 
 
 def et or carton ref ait or f euillet ref ait. cancel . 
 
 defraichi. faded, shopworn. 
 
 demi-reliure amateur, leather back and 
 corners, paper or cloth sides, gilt top 
 and trimmed edges. 
 
 dentelle. (bb.) a lace-like decoration. 
 
 departement des estampes. print depart- 
 ment. 
 
 dern. dernier, derniere. 
 
 dernier, last. 
 
 deteriore. damaged. 
 
 deux points, colon. 
 
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 devise or marque d'imprimeur. printer's 
 mark. 
 
 distribuer les types, (pr.) distribute the 
 type. 
 
 dit. called. 
 
 dos adherent or dos ferme. (bb.) stiff back. 
 
 dos refait. (bb.) back repaired. 
 
 dos a ressort. (bb.) spring back. 
 
 dos souple or dos brise or reliure a I'alle- 
 mande. (bb.) loose back. 
 
 double, duplicate. 
 
 doublon. (pr.) double, i.e., words or phrases 
 printed twice by mistake. 
 
 droit d'impression or droits d'auteur. copy- 
 right. 
 
 du bon. (pr.) See bon, du. 
 
 E 
 
 echange. exchange. 
 
 ecrase. (bb.) crushed. 
 
 ecrit periodique. periodical. 
 
 ecrits pour I'enfance. juvenile literature. 
 
 edition a bon marche. cheap edition. 
 
 edition fausse. a so-called new edition un- 
 changed except for the title-page. 
 
 edition de poche or edition portative, pocket 
 edition. 
 
 elucide or explique. explained. 
 
 email, (bb.) enamel. 
 
 emboitage. (bb.) cased binding, i.e., not 
 "laced in." 
 
 en basane. bound in basil. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 en bloc or a forfait. (bo.) by the lot. 
 
 encad. encadre. 
 
 encadre. framed. 
 
 encadrem. encadrement. 
 
 encadrement. framing, frame. 
 
 encadrer avec des filets, (pr.) to box in, to 
 
 frame. 
 encart. inset. 
 encarter. insert a cancel. 
 encoUage. (pa.) sizing. 
 encre. ink. 
 
 encre d'imprimeur. printer's ink. 
 endommage. damaged. 
 endosser, (bb.) to back, 
 endossure. (bb.) backing, 
 enfance, ecrits pour 1'. See ecrits pour 
 
 I'enfance. 
 enjolive. ornamented. 
 enlumineur or miniaturiste. illuminator, 
 entre-nerfs or entre-nervures or comparti- 
 
 ment. (bb.) panel. 
 envoi d'auteur. See exemplaire d'hommage. 
 ep. epoque. 
 epoque. period. 
 epr, epreuve. 
 epreuve. (pr.) proof-sheet. 
 epreuve d'artiste or avant la lettre.(e.) artist's 
 
 proof, proof before letter. 
 epreuve avec la lettre. (e.) proof with 
 
 letter. 
 epreuve boueuse. (e.) excessively black 
 
 proof from a too heavily inked plate, 
 epreuve a la brosse. brush-proof. 
 
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 epreuve chargee. foul proof. 
 
 epreuve d'essai, (e.) trial proof. 
 
 epreuve neigeuse. (e.) cloudy, white-spotted 
 
 proof. 
 epreuve nonterminee. (e.) unfinished proof . 
 epreuve en placard, (pr.) galley proof. 
 epreuve peu chargee. (pr.) clean proof. 
 epreuve terminee. (e.) finished proof. 
 epure. expurgated. 
 erreurs, avec. with a list of errata, 
 escompte. discount. 
 espace. (pr.) space. 
 
 espace montee a rimpression. (pr.) blacks. 
 espacer. (pr.) to space. 
 estampille. mark, inscription or signature 
 
 put on books to indicate to what library 
 
 they belong. 
 et. etat. 
 etat. (e.) state. 
 exemplaire d'hommage or envoi d'auteur. 
 
 presentation copy. 
 exemplaire numerote. numbered copy. 
 exemplaire regie, copy with text underlined, 
 
 usually with red lines. 
 extrait. extract. 
 
 F 
 
 fausse-page or page blanche, blank page. 
 
 faute typographique. misprint. 
 
 faux verge, (pa.) machine made "laid" 
 
 paper. 
 ferrures. (bb.) bosses. 
 feuille blanche or garde or feuille de garde. 
 
 fly-leaf. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 feuille de garde. See feuille blanche. 
 
 feuille de titre. title-page. 
 
 feuilles d'auteur or bonnes feuilles. (bo.) 
 
 advance sheets. 
 feuilles preliminaires. (b.) preliminary 
 
 leaves. 
 feuillet refait or carton refait or defet. (b.) 
 
 cancel. 
 feuilleter. (bb.) to turn over the lea\-es of a 
 
 book. 
 ficelle, (pr.) page-cord, 
 filet de milieu or colombelle. (pr.) column 
 
 rule. 
 filet noir. (pr.) mourning border, 
 filet pointe. (pr.) dotted rule. 
 foire de librairie. book-fair. 
 fonce. dark. 
 
 forfait, a. (bo.) by the lot. 
 format Charpentier (i8-jesus). a common 
 
 French book size, 11.7 x 18.3 cm. 
 forme premiere or cote de premiere, (pr.) 
 
 first form. 
 forme seconde or cote de seconde. (pr.) 
 
 second form. 
 fouetter. (bb.) to tie in. 
 frisquette. (pr.) frisket. 
 froissee. (e.) rubbed. 
 
 C 
 
 galee. (pr.) galley. 
 
 garde or feuille de garde or feuille blanche. 
 
 fly-leaf. 
 garniture, (pr.) furniture. 
 
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 gillotage. (e.) See gravure au trait. 
 
 gouttiere. (bb.) fore-edge. 
 
 grand format, any book over 35 cm. 
 
 granite, (bb.) binding colored to resemble 
 granite. 
 
 gravure sur acier. (e.) steel engraving. 
 
 gravure au burin, (e.) line engraving. 
 
 gravure en creux. (e.) intaglio. 
 
 gravure habillee or habillage or bois habille. 
 (e.) illustration surrounded by text. 
 
 gravure en maniere criblee or gravure au 
 crible. (e.) dotted prints. 
 
 gravure a pleine page, (e.) full page engrav- 
 ing. 
 
 gravure pliee or planche pliee. (e.) folded 
 plate. 
 
 gravure au pointille. (e.) stipple engraving. 
 
 gravure en simili or similigravure. (e.) half 
 tone. 
 
 gravure au trait or gillotage or zincogravure. 
 (e.) zinc etching. 
 
 grecquer. (bb.) to make a track in the back 
 of the assembled folded sections of a 
 book to receive the bands that connect the 
 sections and the covers, and to which the 
 thread that holds the leaves is secured. 
 
 grise. See lettre grise. 
 
 guillemets. quotation marks. 
 
 H 
 
 habillage. See gravure habillee. 
 haut de casse. (pr.) upper case. 
 hebdomadaire. weekly. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 heures. See livre d'heures. 
 
 imp. imprime, imprimeur. 
 
 impr. imprime, imprimeur. 
 
 impression anastatique. anastatic printing. 
 
 impression clair-obscure. chiaroscuro. 
 
 imprime. printed 
 
 imprimeur des ouvrages de ville. job printer. 
 
 inc. incise, inclusif, incomplet. 
 
 incise, engraved. 
 
 incun. incunables. 
 
 incunables. incunabula. 
 
 indicateur. time-table. 
 
 in-plano. (b.) unfolded plate. 
 
 interc. intercale. 
 
 intercalation, insertion, interpolation. 
 
 intercale. inserted, interpolated. 
 
 interligne. (pr.) lead. 
 
 interligne. (pr.) leaded. 
 
 intitule, entitled. 
 
 J 
 
 jaunissure. fox mark. 
 
 1. lave. 
 
 lave, cleaned, washed. 
 
 lettre armoriee. letter in several colors, 
 
 as if emblazoned. 
 lettre blanche, (pr.) outline letter. 
 lettre bloquee or lettre renversee. (pr.) 
 
 turned letter. 
 
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 lettre capitale or lettre majuscule, (pr.) capi- 
 tal letter. 
 
 lettre de civilite. (pr.) type imitating written 
 letters. 
 
 lettre coulee, (pr.) script. 
 
 lettre de fantaisie. (pr.) fancy letter. 
 
 lettre fatiguee or lettre usee or lettre gatee. 
 (pr.) battered letter. 
 
 lettre flamande. See lettre de forme. 
 
 lettre de forme or lettre flamande. (pr.) black 
 letter. 
 
 lettre gatee. See lettre fatiguee. 
 
 lettre grise. (pr.) large initial letter at head 
 of chapters and books. 
 
 lettre majuscule. See lettre capitale. 
 
 lettre minuscule or petit caractere. (pr.) small 
 letter. 
 
 lettre ornee. (pr.) ornate (florid) letter. 
 
 lettre a queue, (pr.) tail type, descending 
 letter. 
 
 lettre renversee. See lettre bloquee. 
 
 lettre de somme. (pr.) bastard Italian 
 type, bastard Roman type. 
 
 lettre tourneure. (pr.) ornamental initial 
 used in the 15th century. 
 
 lettre usee. See lettre fatiguee. 
 
 lettrine. (pr.) (1) reference letter. (2) deco- 
 rated initial letter. 
 
 libelle. libel. 
 
 libr. libraire. 
 
 libraire d'assortiment or libraire de detail, 
 general bookseller. 
 
 lieu d'impression. place of printing. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 lieu de publication, place of publication, 
 ligne fausse. false line, i.e., last line of a 
 ' paragraph at the beginning of a page. 
 ligne inferieure. See ligne de queue, 
 ligne de pied, foot-line, i.e., the line con- 
 taining only the signature and volume 
 
 number, 
 ligne de queue or ligne inferieure. last line 
 
 of text on page, bottom line, 
 ligne de tete. head-line, 
 ligne a voleur. (pr.) a line too widely 
 
 spaced. 
 listel. fpr.) decorative line surrounding text. 
 livre blanc. blank book, 
 livre a clef, a book in which the proper 
 
 names of persons or localities are disguised 
 
 by the author. 
 livre en feuilles. book in sheets. 
 livre d'heures or paire d'heures or heures. 
 
 book of hours. 
 livre d'images. picture book, 
 livre d'office or missel, missal. 
 livre de prieres. prayer-book, 
 livre de reference, reference book, 
 livre xylographique. blockbook. 
 livret. booklet. 
 
 M 
 
 machine a composer, (pr.) composing 
 
 machine. 
 machine typographique or presse mecanique. 
 
 (pr.) fly-press. 
 
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 maculature or rebut, (pr.) waste sheets, off- 
 setting of wet printed sheets. 
 
 macular, (pr.) to set off. 
 
 maison de reliure. bindery. 
 
 majuscule. See lettre majuscule. 
 
 maniere criblee. See gravure en maniere 
 criblee. 
 
 maniere noire, (e.) mezzotint. 
 
 mappe-monde. map of the world. 
 
 marbrure. (bb.) marbling. 
 
 maroquin ecrase. (bb.) crushed morocco. 
 
 maroquin fonce. (bb.) dark morocco. 
 
 marque de correction, (pr.) proofreader's 
 mark of correction. 
 
 marque d'eau. (pa.) water mark. 
 
 marque d'imprimeur or marque typogra- 
 phique. printer's mark. 
 
 marque de libraire. publisher's mark. 
 
 mascaron. (bb.) grotesque ornament re- 
 sembling a mask. 
 
 matieres. pi. or contenu. contents. 
 
 mauvais etat. (bo.) poor condition. 
 
 mettre une enchere sur un livre. bid on a 
 book. 
 
 mettre en pages or remanier. (pr.) make up. 
 
 milieu, (bb.) ornamental center. 
 
 minuscule. See lettre minuscule. 
 
 missel or livre d'office. missal. 
 
 moine. (pr.) friar, i.e., any part of a page 
 which has not received the ink. 
 
 moisi. mouldy. 
 
 monte. mounted. 
 
 monte sur onglets. (bb.) guarded. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 mors. See chamiere. 
 
 mosaique. See reliure mosaique. 
 
 moyen format, from 25 to 35 cm. high. 
 
 N 
 
 n. c. non coupe. 
 
 n. c. or n. ch. non chiffre. 
 
 n. rog. non rogne. 
 
 nerfs or nervures. (bb.) raised bands. 
 
 nerfs postiches. (bb.) false bands. 
 
 nom de plume or pseudonyme. pen-name, 
 pseudonym. 
 
 non mis en vente or pas dans le commerce. 
 not for sale. 
 
 not. ms. note manuscrite. 
 
 note a la main or note manuscrite. manu- 
 script note. 
 
 note de pied, footnote. 
 
 nouvelle or conte. short story. 
 
 O 
 
 oeuvres choisies. selected works, 
 oeuvres posthumes. posthumous works. 
 onglet. (bb.) guard. 
 opusc. opuscule. 
 opuscule, tract, treatise. 
 oreille d'ane or come, dog's ear. 
 ouv. cour. ouvrage couronne. 
 ouvrage couronne. prize essay. 
 
 p. partie, parties. 
 p. d. port du. 
 
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 p. f. petit format. 
 
 p. p. port paye. 
 
 page blanche or fausse-page. blank page. 
 
 page de droit. See page impaire. 
 
 page impaire or belle page or page de droit 
 or recto, odd page, recto. 
 
 page paire. even page, verso. 
 
 paire d'heures. See livre d'heures. 
 
 panne, (bb.) old form of binding with pro- 
 jecting ridge of leather, by which the 
 book could be carried. 
 
 papier buvard. blotting paper. 
 
 papier de coton. cotton paper. 
 
 papier a la cuve or papier a la forme. Hol- 
 land paper, handmade paper. 
 
 papier glace, glazed paper. 
 
 papier Joseph, very fine tissue paper. 
 
 papier leger comme la plume, feather- 
 weight paper. 
 
 papier marbre. marbled paper. 
 
 papier satine. calendered paper. 
 
 papier serpente. soft tissue paper used to 
 protect illustrations. 
 
 papier de sole, tissue paper. 
 
 papier timbre, stamped paper. 
 
 papillotage. (pr.) set off. 
 
 paraissant tous les deux mois. bi-monthly. 
 
 pas dans le commerce. See non mis en vente. 
 
 pate, (pr.) pie, i.e., mixed type. 
 
 peau d'agneau or peau de mouton. (bb.) 
 sheepskin. 
 
 peau de chevre. (bb.) goatskin. 
 
 peau de mouton. (bb.) See peau d'agneau. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 peau de pore, (bb.) pigskin. 
 
 peau de renard. (bb.) foxskin. 
 
 peau de veau. (bb.) calfskin. 
 
 pet. car. petits caract^res. 
 
 petit format, below 25 cm. in height. 
 
 petits caracteres or lettres minuscules, small 
 
 letters. 
 piece au dos or piece de titre. lettering 
 
 piece. 
 piece volante. fly-sheet. 
 piq. d. V. piqure de ver. 
 piqure de ver. wormhole. 
 pi. plat, planche. 
 planche. plate. 
 plaq. plaquette. 
 
 plaquette. Pamphlet of 1 to 24 pages. 
 plat de dessous or plat inferieur or plat 
 
 verso, (bb.) back cover, 
 plat inferieur. See plat de dessous. 
 plat recto or premier plat, (bb.) front cover. 
 plat verso. See plat de dessous. 
 plats de bois. (bb.) wooden boards, 
 plein dos, a. (bb.) with tight back, 
 plein-or. (bb.) gold tooling from large tools. 
 pleine de barbes. (e.) full of burrs. 
 pliage. folding. 
 plie. folded. 
 plus bas. see below, 
 point, abhr. pointille. 
 point, period. 
 
 point d'exclamation. exclamation point. 
 point d'interrogation. interrogation point. 
 point et virgule. semicolon. 
 
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 pointe. (pr.) bodkin. 
 
 pointe seche. (e.) dry point. 
 
 pointille. See gravure au pointille. 
 
 port du. (bo.) transportation charges extra. 
 
 port paye. (bo.) transportation charges paid. 
 
 premier tirage. (e.) early proof. 
 
 presse a cylindre. (pr.) revolving press. 
 
 presse manuelle. (pr.) hand-press. 
 
 presse mecanique or machine typographique. 
 
 (pr.) fly-press. 
 proces-verbaux d'une seance, minutes of a 
 
 meeting. 
 ptilin. bookworm. 
 public, edited, published. 
 
 Q 
 
 qqf. quelquefois. 
 quelquefois. sometimes. 
 queue d'un livre. lower edge, tail. 
 quotidien. daily. 
 
 r. n. r. rouge non rogne. 
 racinage. (bb.) tree binding. 
 rapiece or repare or restaure. repaired. 
 rapport or compte-rendu. report. 
 rature. erasure. 
 
 rebut or maculature. (pr.) waste sheets. 
 recueil factice or volume de melanges, pam- 
 phlet volume. 
 redacteur or directeur. editor of a periodical. 
 refondu. re-written. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 registre. (1) in early books a table showing 
 the signatures composing the book. (2) 
 alphabetical table of 1st word of chapters. 
 
 rel. et. br. relies et broches. 
 
 relier de nouveau. to rebind. 
 
 relies et broches. (bo.) some bound, some 
 unbound. 
 
 relieur, atelier de. bindery. 
 
 reliure a I'allemande. See dos souple. 
 
 reliure anglaise. flexible binding in full 
 cloth or leather, with colored edges. 
 
 reliure arraphique. binding without any sew- 
 ing (case binding.) 
 
 reliure d'art. art binding, de luxe binding. 
 
 reliure a chamiere. old binding with 
 wooden boards and hinged clasps. 
 
 reliure a I'eventail. binding with fan-like 
 tooling. 
 
 reliure a la grecque. (bb.) binding without 
 raised bands. 
 
 reliure jumelle. (bb.) volumes or parts 
 bound together front to back, fore-edge of 
 first touching back of second and so on. 
 
 reliure monastique. (bb.) stamped pig-skin 
 or calf binding, ususally with ecclesiastical 
 ornaments. 
 
 reliure mosaique. (bb.) binding with back 
 and sides decorated with inlaid or over- 
 laid leathers of different colors. 
 
 reliure parlante. (bb.) binding with design 
 symbolic of contents of the book. 
 
 reliure en portefeuille. (bb.) binding with 
 flap, like a pocket-book. 
 
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 reliure a la salamandre. (bb.) binding style 
 of the time of Francis I., with emblem of 
 a salamander. 
 
 reliure a la toison. (bb.) binding with small 
 tool representing a sheep suspended by a 
 band, applied at the corners and back of 
 the book. 
 
 remanier. (pr.) to remodel a page. 
 
 renfoncement. (pr.) indentation. 
 
 renfoncer. (pr.) to indent. 
 
 renv. renvoi. 
 
 renvoi, cross reference. 
 
 rep. repare. 
 
 repare or restaure or rapiece. repaired. 
 
 repe. repetition. 
 
 repetition, repetition. 
 
 rest, restaure. 
 
 restant de I'edition. (bo.) remainders. 
 
 restaure. See repare. 
 
 retiration. (pr.) printing of the second side. 
 
 rouge, non rogne. red edges, uncut. 
 
 rubrique. rubricated. 
 
 s. sur. 
 
 s. a. sans annee. 
 s. b. sur bois. 
 s. f. sans frais. 
 s. parch, sur parchemin. 
 s. t. sans titre. 
 saisi. suppressed. 
 
 salamandre, reliure a la. See reliure a la 
 salamandre. 
 
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 sans annee. See sans millesime. 
 
 sans feuille de titre. no title-page. 
 
 sans frais. (bo.) gratis. 
 
 sans millesime or sans annee or sans date. 
 
 no date, 
 sans titre. no title, 
 satinage. (pa.) calendering. 
 seconde forme. See cote de seconde. 
 sigles. pi. abbreviations and contractions in 
 
 manuscripts and early printed books. 
 signature de titre. (b.) direction line. 
 signe d'alinea. (pr.) sign indicating new 
 
 paragraph. 
 signet, bookmark, 
 similigravure. (e.) half tone. 
 soi-disant. calling himself. 
 souille. stained. 
 souillure. stain. 
 souligne. underscored, 
 soulignure. underscoring, 
 sous condition, (bo.) on approval. 
 souscription. colophon. 
 suite. (1) continuation. (2) set of books. 
 suiv. suivant. 
 suivant. following, 
 suivre, a. to be continued, 
 sur parchemin. on parchment. 
 suscription. the opening sentence of early 
 
 printed books without title-page. "In- 
 
 cipit." 
 
 T 
 
 t. s. V. pi. tournez s'il vous plait. 
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 table des matieres. table of contents. 
 
 table des noms propres. index of names. 
 
 tache de moisissure. water-stain. 
 
 talus, (pr.) shoulder of a type. 
 
 temoins. (bb.) pages which show by folded 
 corners or edges how much the book has 
 been trimmed in binding or rebinding. 
 
 tete de chapitre or en-tete. head-piece. 
 
 tete de lettre. letter-head. 
 
 these, thesis. 
 
 tierce, (pr.) final proof, page or plate proof. 
 
 timbre d'une bibliotheque. library stamp. 
 
 tirage limite. limited edition. 
 
 tit. cou. titre courant. 
 
 titre, grand, collective title. 
 
 titre courant. running title. 
 
 titre du relieur. binder's title. 
 
 to. tome. 
 
 toile a registre. (bb.) black bookcloth. 
 
 toison, reliure a la . See reliure a la toison. 
 
 tomaison. indication of volume number on 
 each sheet. 
 
 tome, volume. 
 
 tr. ant. tranche antiquee. 
 
 tr. eb. tranche ebarbee. 
 
 tr. jasp. tranche jaspee. 
 
 trad, traduit, traduction. 
 
 traduction, translation. 
 
 traduit. translated. 
 
 trait d'union or tiret. hyphen. 
 
 trait suspensif. dash. 
 
 tranche antiquee. (bb.) tooled edges. 
 
 tranche ebarbee. (bb.) trimmed edges. 
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 tranche jaspee. (bb.) sprinkled edges, 
 tranchefile. (bb.) headband, 
 travail de ville. See bilboquet. 
 travaux or transactions, transactions, 
 trimestriel. quarterly. 
 
 V 
 
 veau fauve. (bb.) calf leather which has 
 
 retained its natural color. 
 vente publique de livres. book-auction. 
 vermoulu or pique de vers, wormholed. 
 vernis de graveur. (e.) etching ground, 
 virgule. comma. 
 voyez. see. 
 
 zincogravure or gravure au trait or gillotage. 
 (e.) zinc etching. 
 
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 A. Auflage. 
 
 Abdruck vor aller Schrift. (e.) plain prints. 
 
 abgebraucht or gebraucht. (bo.) second- 
 hand. 
 
 abgedr. abgedruckt. 
 
 abgedruckt. printed, reprinted. 
 
 abgeniitzter Einband. See Einband, ab- 
 geniitzter. 
 
 abgesetzt. (bo.) sold. 
 
 abgezogen. (e.) printed. 
 
 ablegen. (pr.) distribute the type. 
 
 Abriss. sketch, rough draft. 
 
 Absatz or Paragraph, (b.) paragraph. 
 
 Abschlag, auf. (bo.) See auf Abschlag. 
 
 Abteilung. section, part. 
 
 Abtlg. Abteilung. 
 
 ahd. althochdeutsch. 
 
 Akzidenzdruck. (pr.) job-printing. 
 
 Akzidenzdrucker. (pr.) job-printer. 
 
 althochdeutsch. Old High German, i.e., the 
 German language in use from the seventh 
 to the beginning of the twelfth century. 
 
 Anfangsbuchstabe or Initiale. initial. 
 
 Anfiihrungszeichen. quotation marks. 
 
 angeb. angeboten, angebunden. 
 
 angeboten. offered for sale. 
 
 angebunden. bound with. 
 
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 Anh. Anhang. 
 
 Anhang. appendix. 
 
 anopistographisch. printed on one side only. 
 
 Anschlag or Plakat. poster, placard. 
 
 Anthologie or Blumenlese or Bliitenlese. 
 anthology. 
 
 Antiqua or romische Schrift. (pr.) Roman 
 characters. 
 
 Anz. Anzeige. 
 
 Anzeige or Inserat. advertisement. 
 
 Atlasband. satin binding. 
 
 Atzzeichnung. (e.) etching. 
 
 auf Abschlag. (bo.) on account. 
 
 aufgeklebt. See aufgezogen. 
 
 aufgeschnitten. cut open. 
 
 aufgezogen or aufgeklebt. mounted. 
 
 Auflage. edition. 
 
 AuflageresteorRemittenden. (bo.) remain- 
 ders. 
 
 Aufschneidseite or Vorderschnitt or 
 Schnauze. fore-edge. 
 
 Aufzug or Akt. act. 
 
 Auktion. See Biicher-Versteigerung. 
 
 ausg. ausgewahlt. 
 
 Ausgabe letzter Hand, (bo.) last edition 
 revised by the author. 
 
 ausgeb. ausgebessert. 
 
 ausgebessert. (bb.) repaired. 
 
 ausgeschn. ausgeschnitten. 
 
 ausgeschnitten. cut out. 
 
 ausgewahlte Werke. selected works. 
 
 Aushangebogen. (bo.) advance sheets. 
 
 Ausrufszeichen. exclamation point. 
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 Ausschliessung. (pr.) justification. 
 
 Ausschlusstiick. (pr.) slug. 
 
 Ausschn. Ausschnitt. 
 
 Ausschnitt. clipping. 
 
 Auswahl. selection. 
 
 Auswechselblatt or Karton or Auswurfbogen 
 or Umdnickblatt or Defektbogen. (b.) can- 
 cel, i. e., a leaf or any part of printed 
 matter omitted or suppressed, also any 
 printed matter substituted for that stricken 
 out. 
 
 Auswechselblatt einfiigen. to insert a 
 cancel. 
 
 Auswurfbogen. See Auswechselblatt. 
 
 Autotypie. (e.) half tone. 
 
 B 
 
 Bandangabe. volume number or other vol- 
 ume indication. 
 Baumwollpapier. cotton paper. 
 bearbeitet. edited. 
 Bearbeitung. edition. 
 bed. verm, bedeutend vermehrt. 
 bedeutend vermehrt. much enlarged. 
 Beibl. Beiblatt. 
 
 Beiblatt. supplement to a periodical. 
 beigedr. beigedruckt. 
 beigedruckt. printed with. 
 Beistrich. comma. 
 Bericht. report. 
 Besatz. (bb.) border, 
 beschadigt. mutilated. 
 Beschlag. See mit Beschlag gelegt. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 beschn. beschnitten. cut down. 
 
 beschnitten, stark, cropped. 
 
 Besitzervermerk. bookplate. 
 
 Bettelmantel. See Flickgedicht. 
 
 bezgw., bezw. beziehungsweise. 
 
 beziehungsweise. respectively. 
 
 Bilderbuch. picture book. 
 
 Bindestrich. hyphen. 
 
 blasser Druck. (pr.) gray impression. 
 
 blattgross. full page. 
 
 Blatthiiter. See Blattweiser. 
 
 Blattweiser or Blatthiiter or Eckwortkustode 
 
 or Kustode. (b.) catchword. 
 Blinddr. Blinddruck. 
 
 Blinddruck or Blindpressung. (bb.) blind 
 tooling. 
 
 Blindpressung. See Blinddruck. 
 
 Blockbuch. blockbook. 
 
 Blumenlese. See Anthologie. 
 
 Blumenzierat. fleuron. 
 
 Bliitenlese. See Anthologie. 
 
 Bogenbezeichnung. See Bogensignatur. 
 
 Bogensignatur or Bogenbezeichnung. (b.) 
 signature. 
 
 Brief kopf. letter-head. 
 
 Briefwechsel. correspondence. 
 
 Broschiire or Flugschrift. pamphlet. 
 
 Brotschriften. pi. (pr.) body type. 
 
 Bruchstiick. fragment. 
 
 Buch, antiquarisches. (bo.) secondhand 
 book. 
 
 Buch, -unbeschriebenes. blank book. 
 
 Buch Papier, quire. 
 
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 Biicherfreund or Bibliophil. bibliophile. 
 Biichernarr or Biblioman. bibliomaniac. 
 Biichersammler. book collector. 
 Biichertrodler. secondhand bookseller. 
 Biicherversteigerung or Biicher-Auktion 
 
 book auction. 
 Biicherwurm. bookworm. 
 Buchhandler. bookseller. 
 Buchhandlermesse. book-fair. 
 Buchladen or Buchhandlung. bookstore. 
 Buchschnitt. edges of a book. 
 Buchst. Buchstabe. 
 Buchstabe. letter, character, type. 
 Buchstabe, altenglischer. black letter. 
 Buchumschlag. loose paper cover. 
 Biinde, erhabene. (bb.) raised bands. 
 Buntdruck or Mehrfarbendruck. polychromy . 
 Biirstenabzug. (e.) brush proof. 
 
 C 
 
 Cimelien. (b.) precious, rare books. 
 
 D 
 
 d. R. W. (d. Rw.). deutsche Reichswahrung. 
 
 Dam.-E. Damasteinband. 
 
 Damasteinband. damask binding. 
 
 Darst. Darstelluhg. 
 
 Darstellung. description, explanation. 
 
 Decke. board. 
 
 Deckel, (pr.) tympan. 
 
 Deckel or Umschlag. (bb.) cover. 
 
 defekt. defective, damaged. 
 
 Defektbogen. See Auswechselblatt. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Defekt-Buchstabe. (pr.) battered letter. 
 
 Dickdruckpapier. feather weight paper. 
 
 Doppelsatz or Hochzeit. (pr.) double, i.e., 
 words or sentences printed twice by mis- 
 take. 
 
 Doublette. duplicate. 
 
 Dreifarbendruck. three-color print. 
 
 dreispaltig. (b.) in three columns. 
 
 Druck, im. in the press. 
 
 drucken. to print. 
 
 Druckermarke or Druckersignet or Dnicker- 
 vermerk or Druckerzeichen. printer's 
 mark. 
 
 Druckersignet. See Druckermarke. 
 
 Druckervermerk. See Druckermarke. 
 
 Druckerzeichen. See Druckermarke. 
 
 Druckfarbe. printer's ink. 
 
 Druckf.-V. Druckfehlerverzeichnis. 
 
 Druckfehler. misprint. 
 
 Druckfehlerverzeichnis. table of errata. 
 
 Druckfertig. (pr.) for press. 
 
 durchblattern. turn over the leaves of a 
 book. 
 
 durchgestrichen. (e.) canceled. 
 
 durchschossen or interfoliiert. (b.) inter- 
 leaved. 
 
 durchschossen. (pr.) leaded. 
 
 Durchschuss or Reglette. (pr.) lead, reglct. 
 
 Durchschussblatt. (b.) interleaf. 
 
 eckige Klammer. See Klammer, eckige. 
 Eckwortkustode. See Blattweiser. 
 
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 Eierkuchen or Zwiebelfisch. (pr.) pie, i. t. 
 types mixed. 
 
 Einband, abgeniitzter. worn binding. 
 
 einbinden. to bind. 
 
 Einfassung. border. 
 
 eingebunden. bound. 
 
 eingegangen. (bo.) out of print. 
 
 einrahmen mit Linien. (pr.) to box in. 
 
 Einschaltung. insertion, interpolation. 
 
 einschl. einschliesslich. 
 
 einschliesslich. inclusive. 
 
 einschniiren. (bb.) to tie in. 
 
 einspaltig. in one column. 
 
 Einzbl. Einzelblatt. 
 
 Einzelblatt. single sheet. 
 
 einzig. single, unique. 
 
 Einzug des Satzes. (pr.) indentation. 
 
 Endschrift or Schlusschrift or Kolophon. 
 (b.) colophon. 
 
 Erg.-H. Erganzungsheft. 
 
 Erganzungsheft. supplement. 
 
 erhabene Biinde. (bb.) See Biinde, er- 
 habene. 
 
 erkl. erklart. 
 
 erklart. explained, illustrated. 
 
 Erscheinungsvermerk or Impressum. im- 
 print. 
 
 Erstlingsdrucke or Wiegendrucke, or In- 
 kunabeln. (b.) incunabula. 
 
 Eselsohr. dog's ear. 
 
 Etui or Futteral or Papphiilse. case. 
 
 Excerptenbuch. scrapbook. 
 
 Exemplar, rohes. book in sheets. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Fahnenabzug or Fahnen. (pr.) galley 
 proof, slip-proof. 
 
 Fahrplan. time-table. 
 
 Faktur. invoice. 
 
 falsche Signatur. (b.) See Signatur, falsche. 
 
 Famosschrift or Schmahschrift. libel. 
 
 Feld des Riickens. (bb.) panel. 
 
 fester Riicken. See Riicken, fester. 
 
 fette Schrift. See Schrift, fette. 
 
 Ff. Fortsetzung folgt. 
 
 fingerfleckig. with fingermarks. 
 
 fi. fleckig. 
 
 fleckig. stained. 
 
 Flickgedicht or Bettelmantel. cento., i.e. a 
 writing composed of selections from various 
 authors. 
 
 Fliegenkopf. (pr.) turned letter. 
 
 Flugschrift or Broschiire. pamphlet. 
 
 Folge or Reihe. series. 
 
 Foliant. folio edition. 
 
 foliieren. to page. 
 
 Formstreifen. (pa.) wiremarks. 
 
 fortlaufende Paginierung. consecutive num- 
 bering of pages. 
 
 Forts. Fortsetzung. 
 
 Fortsetzung. continuation. 
 
 Fortsetzung folgt. to be continued. 
 
 Freiexemplar. free' copy. 
 
 Fuchsleder. fox-skin. 
 
 Furchenschrift. boustrophedon. 
 
 Futt. Futteral. 
 
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 Futteral. See Etui. 
 
 G 
 
 Gansefiisschen or Anfiihrungszeichen. quo- 
 tation marks. 
 
 Ganzen, im. (bo.) by the lot. 
 
 Ganzfranzband. full calf binding. 
 
 ganzseitig. full page. 
 
 Garnitur. (pr.) series of type. 
 
 gbdn. gebunden. 
 
 Gebetbuch. prayer-book. 
 
 gebr. gebraucht. 
 
 gebraucht. used, secondhand. 
 
 gebunden. bound. 
 
 Gedankenstrich. dash. 
 
 Gedicht. poem. 
 
 gefaltet. folded. 
 
 gekront. awarded a prize. 
 
 gepunzter Schnitt. (bb.) tooled edges. 
 
 gereinigt or kastriert. expurgated. 
 
 ges. gesammelt, gesucht. 
 
 gesammelt. collected. 
 
 Gesamttitel or Haupttitel. (b.) collective 
 title. 
 
 Gesellschaftsschriften. society publications. 
 
 gesperrter Satz. See Satz, gesperrter. 
 
 gesprenkelter Schnitt. See Schnitt, ges- 
 prenkelter. 
 
 gest. gestochen. 
 
 gestochen. engraved. 
 
 gesucht. in demand. 
 
 Gevierte. (pr.) quadrat. 
 
 gewidmet. dedicated. 
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 gez. gezeichnet. 
 
 gezeichnet. drawn. 
 
 goldgepragt. (bb.) stamped with gold. 
 
 Goldschn. Goldschnitt. 
 
 Goldschnitt. gilt edges. 
 
 Grabstichel. (e.) graver. 
 
 Grabstichelmanier or Linienmanier. (e.) line 
 
 engraving. 
 Graveur. engraver. 
 Grosspapier. (b.) large paper. 
 Grundlinie or Schlusslinie. bottom line. 
 Grundriss. plan, outline. 
 
 H 
 
 Habilitationsschrift. dissertation submitted 
 for the purpose of acquiring the right of 
 lecturing at a university. 
 
 halbmonatlich. semi-monthly. 
 
 Halbsaffianband. half-morocco binding. 
 
 handerzeugtes Papier. See Papier, hander- 
 zeugtes. 
 
 Handexemplar. "Marked copy" in which 
 notes or alterations are made, often for 
 basis of a new edition. 
 
 handgeschopf tes Papier. See Papier, hander- 
 zeugtes. 
 
 Handschrift. manuscript. 
 
 Haupttitel. See Gesamttitel. 
 
 Hauptzeile. (b.) headline. 
 
 Haut or Leder. leather, skin. 
 
 Hds. Handschrift. 
 
 Heftlade. (bb.) sewing-board. 
 
 Helldunkeldruck. black-white printing. 
 
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 hinted, hinterlassen. 
 
 hinterlassene Schriften. posthumous works. 
 
 Hirschleder. (bb.) buckskin. 
 
 Hlnw., Hlw., Hlwnd. Halbleinwand. 
 
 Hlz. Holzband. 
 
 Hochdeutsch. High German, i.e., the modern 
 German language. 
 
 Hochzeit or Doppelsatz. (pr.) double, i.e., 
 words or sentences printed twice by mis- 
 take. 
 
 Holzfaserpapier. wood pulp paper. 
 
 Holztafeldruck or Blockbuch. block-book. 
 
 Hiilse. See Papphiilse. 
 
 Hurenkind, or Bastard, "(pr.) false line, i.e. 
 end line of a paragraph at the beginning 
 of a page. 
 
 I 
 
 im Dnick. in the press. 
 
 im Ganzen or nicht gezahlt. (bo.) by the 
 lot. 
 
 Imit. Imitation. 
 
 Impressum. See Erscheinungsvermerk. 
 
 Initiale. See Anfangsbuchstabe. 
 
 Inkunabeln or Wiegendnicke or Erstlings- 
 drucke. incunabula. 
 
 Inserat or Anzeige or Annonce. advertise- 
 ment. 
 
 interfoliiert. See durchschossen. 
 
 Interpunktion. punctuation. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 J 
 
 Jchtbd., Jchtn., Jchtnb. Juchtenband. 
 Jubilaumsausgabe. anniversary edition. 
 Juchtenband. Russia leather binding. 
 Jugendschriften. juvenile literature. 
 
 K 
 
 Kalbleder. calf leather. 
 
 Kaliko or Perkal. (bb.) calico. 
 
 Kaltnadelstich. (e.) dry point. 
 
 Kammarmorschnitt. combed edges. 
 
 Kante. corner. 
 
 Kapitalband. (bb.) headband. 
 
 Kapitalbuchstabe or Majuskel. (pr.) 
 
 capital letter. 
 Kapitalchen. (pr.) small capitals. 
 Kapitalkasten, Typen aus dem. (pr.) upper 
 
 case. 
 Kapiteliiberschrift. chapter heading. 
 Kartonnage. cardboard. 
 kastriert. See gereinigt. 
 Kattunband. cloth binding. 
 Kegel. See Schriftkegel. 
 Keilschrift. cuneiform letters. 
 Klammer. parenthesis. 
 Klammer, eckige. brackets, 
 kol. koloriert. 
 Kol. Kolumnc. 
 Kolon 0/- Doppelpunkt. colon. 
 Kolophon or Schlusschrift or Endschrift. 
 
 colophon. 
 
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 koloriert. colored. 
 
 Kolumne or Spalte. column. 
 
 Kolumne, gerade or Riickseite. (pr.) even 
 
 page, verso. 
 Kolumnejungeradeo/- Vorderseite (pr.) odd 
 
 page, recto. 
 
 Kolumnenschnur. (pr.) page cord. 
 
 Kolumnentitel, lebender or Kopftitel. run- 
 ning title, live heading. 
 
 Kolumnentitel, toter or Kolumnenziffer. (pr.) 
 dead heading, page number. 
 
 Kolumnenziffer. See Kolumnentitel, toter. 
 
 komm. kommentiert. 
 
 kommentiert. explained. 
 
 komp. komplett. 
 
 komplett. complete. 
 
 kompresser Satz. See Satz, kompresser. 
 
 Kopf or oberer Schnitt. (bb.) head, top. 
 
 Kopftitel. See Kolumnentitel, lebender. 
 
 Kopfvignette. (b.) headpiece. 
 
 Korrektor or Faktor. proof reader. 
 
 Korrekturbogen or Probebogen. proof 
 sheets. 
 
 Korrekturzeichen. proof reader's marks. 
 
 Kreidezeichnungsstich. (e.) crayon. 
 
 Kreuz. (pr.) dagger. 
 
 Kttbd. Kattunband. 
 
 Kustode. See Blattweiser. 
 
 Lage. (b.) gathering. 
 
 Lagenregister. (b.) register of signatures. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 lebender Kolumnentitel. See Kolumnen- 
 
 titel, lebender. 
 Lehrb. Lehrbuch. 
 Lehrbuch. textbook. 
 Leiche. (pr.) out, i.e., omission of a word 
 
 or a phrase by the compositor. 
 Leinenkartonnage. (bb.) cloth boards. 
 Leiste auf dem Einbande. (bb.) fillet. 
 Leitartikel. editorial. 
 Lesezeichen. bookmark. 
 Lexikon-Oktav. large octavo. 
 Lichtkupferstich. heliogravure. 
 Lief. Lieferung. 
 lieferbar. available. 
 Lieferung. fascicle. 
 Linienmanier or Grabstichelmanier. (e.) 
 
 line engraving. 
 Loschpapier. blotting paper. 
 loser Riicken. (bb.) See Riicken, loser. 
 
 M 
 
 magere Schrift. (pr.) See Schrift, magere. 
 
 Mahr. Mahrchen. 
 
 Mahrchen. See Marchen. 
 
 Majuskel or Versalbuchstabe or Kapital- 
 buchstabe. capital letter. 
 
 marm, marmoriert. 
 
 marmoriert. marbled. 
 
 Makulaturbogen. (pr.) waste sheets. 
 
 mangelhaft or defekt. incomplete, imper- 
 fect. 
 
 Marchen or Mahrchen. fairy tale. 
 
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GERMAN 
 
 marmoriertes Papier. See Papier, mar- 
 moriertes. 
 
 Material, neues. (pr.) new matter. 
 
 Mehrf arbendruck or Buntdruck. polychromy. 
 
 Messbuch. missal. 
 
 Messingbeschlag. (bb.) brass bosses. 
 
 Messkatalog. old semi-annual booksellers' 
 catalogue issued at Easter and Michael- 
 mas. 
 
 Minuskel or kleine Buchstabe. small 
 letter. 
 
 mit Beschlag gelegt. suppressed. 
 
 mit vollem Rand, margin uncut. 
 
 mitget. mitgeteilt. 
 
 mitgeteilt. contributed. 
 
 Mittelfeld. (bb.) central panel. 
 
 mittelhochdeutsch. Middle High German, 
 i.e., the German language in use from the 
 twelfth to the fifteenth century. 
 
 monatlich, monthly. 
 
 Monatsbericht. monthly report. 
 
 Monch. (pr.) friar, i.e., any part of the 
 page which has not received the ink. 
 
 Monchschrift. monk's letters. 
 
 N 
 
 n. gez. nicht gezahlt. 
 
 n. i. H. nicht im Handel. 
 
 Nachw. Nachwort. 
 
 Nachwort. epilogue. 
 
 Namengedicht or Akrostichon. acrostic. 
 
 Namenszug. signature. 
 
 Nebentitel. additional title. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 neubinden. to rebind. 
 
 Neudnick. reprint. 
 
 nicht gezahlt. (bo.) by the lot. 
 
 nicht im Handel, (bo.) not for sale. 
 
 Norm, (b.) direction line. 
 
 Notenstemchen or Stem, (b.) asterisk. 
 
 O 
 
 0. F. ohne Fortsetzung. 
 
 0. O., Dr. u. J. ohne Ort, Druckernamen und 
 Jahr. 
 
 0. W. osterreichische Wahrung. 
 
 offerieren (fiir ein Buch). bid on a book. 
 
 ohne Fortsetzung. No more. 
 
 ohne Titelblatt. no title-page. 
 
 orn. ornamentirt. 
 
 Originalumschlag. original paper-cover. 
 
 osterreichische Wahrung. Austrian cur- 
 rency. 
 
 Papier, handerzeugtes or handgeschopftes 
 Papier or Biittenpapier. hand-made paper. 
 
 Papier, marmoriertes. marble paper. 
 
 Papiermesser. paper-cutter. 
 
 Pappe. pasteboard. 
 
 Papphiilse or Futteral or Etui. case. 
 
 Pasquill or Schmahschrift or Famosschrift. 
 libel. 
 
 Michtexemplar. deposit copy. 
 
 Plattdeutsch. Low German, i.e., the collo- 
 quial language of the northern part of 
 Germany. 
 
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 Plattenzustand. See Zustand. 
 
 Prachtex. Prachtexemplar. 
 
 Prachtexemplar. (bo.) splendid copy. 
 
 Pranumeration or Abonnement. subscrip- 
 tion. 
 
 Predigt. sermon. 
 
 Preisschrift. prize essay. 
 
 Privatdruck. private publication. 
 
 Probebogen or Korrekturbogen. proof 
 sheets. 
 
 Protokoll. minutes of a meeting. 
 
 Punkt. period. 
 
 Punktiermanier. stipple engraving. 
 
 punktierte Linie. dotted line. 
 
 R 
 
 Radierg. Radierung. 
 
 Radiergrund. (e.) etching ground. 
 
 Radierung. (e.) etching. 
 
 Rahmchen. (pr.) frisket. 
 
 ramponiert. damaged. 
 
 Randbemerkungen or Marginalien, or Rand- 
 
 glossen or Randnoten. marginal notes. 
 Randglossen. See Randbemerkungen. 
 Randleiste. (b.) margin border. 
 Randnoten. See Randbemerkungen. 
 Randzeuge. (b.) witness, i.e., leaf left uncut 
 
 by the binder to show that the margin 
 
 is not cut too much. 
 Rdnot. Randnoten. 
 
 Reglette or Durchschuss. (pr.) lead, reglet. 
 Reihe or Folge. series. 
 Remittenden. See Auflagereste. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 rest, restauriert. 
 
 restauriert. repaired. 
 
 Revision, erste or Autorkorrektur. author's 
 
 proof. 
 rh. W. rheinische Wahrung. 
 rheinische Wahrung. Rhenish currency. 
 Rm. (R.M.) Reichsmark. 
 rohes Exemplar. See Exemplar, rohes. 
 romische Schrift. See Antiqua. 
 Rotschnitt. red edged. 
 Rthr. Reichsthaler. 
 Riicken, fester, (bb.) tight back. 
 Riicken, loser, (bb.) loose back. 
 Riickenbildung. (bb.) backing. 
 Riickenschild. (bb.) label, lettering piece. 
 Riickentitel. (b.) binder's title. 
 Riicks. Riickseite. 
 Riickseite. Verso. 
 Runenschrift. runic characters. 
 
 S. V. Selbst-Verlag. 
 
 S. W. Siiddeutsche Wahrung. 
 
 Satz or T3rpenform. (pr.) composition. 
 
 Satz, durchschossener. (pr.) leaded matter. 
 
 Satz, gesperrter. (pr.) spaced matter. 
 
 Satz, kompresser. (pr.) close matter, solid 
 matter. 
 
 Satz, splendider. (pr.) widely spaced mat- 
 ter. 
 
 Schabmanier or schwarze Kunst. (e.) 
 mezzotint. 
 
 Schafleder. sheepskin. 
 
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 Schafleder, braunes. basil. 
 
 scharf beschnitten or stark beschnitten. 
 cropped. 
 
 Schauspiel. drama. 
 
 Schiff. See Setzschifif. 
 
 schimmelig. mouldy. 
 
 Schliesse. See Schloss. 
 
 Schloss or Schliesse. clasp. 
 
 Schlussbl. Schlussblatt. 
 
 Schlussblatt. last leaf. 
 
 Schlusslinie or Grundlinie. (b.) bottom 
 line. 
 
 Schluss-Vignette. (b.) tail-piece. 
 
 Schmahschrift or Famosschrift or Pas- 
 quill, libel. 
 
 schmalrandig. with narrow margins. 
 
 Schmitz or dublierter Druck. (pr.) set off, 
 i.e., a smut transferred from a freshly 
 printed surface to another sheet. 
 
 Schmutzfleck. stain. 
 
 Schnauze or Vorderschnitt. (b.) fore- 
 edge. 
 
 Schnitt, gepunzter. See Schnitt, ziselierter. 
 
 Schnitt, gesprenkelter. (bb.) sprinkled 
 edges. 
 
 Schnitt (oberer) vergoldet. (bb.) gilt top. 
 
 Schnitt, unterer or Schwanz. (bb.) tail, 
 lower edge. 
 
 Schnitt, ziselierter or gepunzter Schnitt. 
 (bb.) tooled edges. 
 
 Schondruck. (pr.) first form. 
 
 Schonschreibekunst. calligraphy. 
 
 Schrift, fette. (pr.) black faced type, bold 
 faced type. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Schrift, geschwanzte. (pr.) tail type, des- 
 cending letters. 
 
 Schrift, magere. (pr.) lightfaced type, lean- 
 faced type. 
 
 Schriftkasten. (pr.) type-case. 
 
 Schriftkastenfach. (pr.) box in a type-case. 
 
 Schriftkegel or Kegel, (pr.) shank, body of 
 a letter. 
 
 Schriftsetzer. See Setzer. 
 
 Schriftsteller or Verfasser. author. 
 
 Schrotblatt. (e.) dotted print. 
 
 Schuster, (pr.) new paragraph at the end 
 of a page. 
 
 schw. u. r. gedr. schwarz und rot gedruckt. 
 
 Schwanz or unterer Schnitt ernes Buches. 
 (bb.) tail, lower-edge. 
 
 schwarz und rot gedruckt. printed in black 
 and red. 
 
 schwarze Kunst or Schabmanier. mezzotint. 
 
 Schweinsleder. pig skin. 
 
 Schwnsl. Schweinsleder. 
 
 Segeltuch. (bb.) canvas, duck. 
 
 Seite, leere. blank page. 
 
 Seiteniiberschrift. running title. 
 
 Semikolon or Strichpunkt. semicolon. 
 
 Separatabdruck. See Sonderdruck. 
 
 Setzbrett. (pr.) letter-board, composing 
 board. 
 
 setzen. (pr.) compose. 
 
 Setzer or Schriftsetzer. (pr.) compositor. 
 
 Setzlinie. (pr.) composing rule, setting rule. 
 
 Setzmaschine. (pr.) type-setting machine. 
 
 Setzschiff or Schiff. (pr.) galley. 
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 Sgr. Silbergroschen. 
 
 Signatur, falsche. (b.) signature with an 
 
 asterisk. 
 Silbe. syllable. 
 Silbergroschen. old Prussian coin worth 
 
 about 23^ cents. 
 Sitzungsberichte. proceedings. 
 soeben erschienen. (bo.) now published. 
 sog. sogenannt. 
 sogenannt. so-called. 
 Sonderdruck or Separatabdruck. reprint. 
 Sondertitel or Untertitel. subtitle. 
 Spalte. See Kolumne. 
 Spaltenlinie. (pr.) column rule. 
 spationieren. (pr.) to space. 
 Spatium or Ausschlussstiick. (pr.) slug. 
 Spielkarten. playing cards. 
 Spiess. (pr.) blacks, i.e., a space, quadrat 
 
 or piece of furniture that rises and is 
 
 imprinted on a sheet. 
 Spitzenomament. (b.) dentelle border. 
 Sprungriicken. (bb.) spring back. 
 Stabreim. alliteration . 
 Stege. pi. (pr.) furniture. 
 Steifband or Pappband. binding in boards. 
 steifbroschiert. (bb.) in boards. 
 Steif-Leinwand. (bb.) buckram, 
 stellenweise. here and there. 
 Stempel, feine. (bb.) petitsfers, small tools. 
 Stem or Notenstemchen. (b.) asterisk. 
 Stich. cut, plate, engraving. 
 Stich, gefalteter. folded plate, 
 stumpf anf angen. (pr.) commence even, flush. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Stundengebete. book of hours. 
 
 Subskribent. subscriber. 
 
 siiddeutsche Wahrung. South German cur- 
 
 rcnc>'. 
 Superrevision or Pressrevision. press proof. 
 
 taglich. daily. 
 
 teilw. or theilw. teilweise. 
 
 teilweise. partly. 
 
 Thr. Thaler. 
 
 Tinte. ink. 
 
 Titelblatt fehlt. title-page lacking. 
 
 Trauerrand. mourning border. 
 
 Typendruck. (pr.) letter-press. 
 
 Typenform or Satz. (pr.) composition. 
 
 Typus. (pr.) type. 
 
 U 
 
 tJberschlag or Vorschlag. (b.) head margin. 
 Uberschrift or Rubrik. heading. 
 tJbersicht or Synopse. synopsis. 
 iibert. iibcrtragen. 
 iibertragen. translated. 
 umbrechen. (pr.) to make up. 
 Umdnickblatt. See Auswechselblatt. 
 Umklopfen. (bb.) rounding. 
 Umschlag. cover. 
 Umschreibung. transliteration, 
 unaufg. unaufgeschnitten. 
 unaufgeschnitten. not cut open. 
 ungeb. ungebunden. 
 ungebunden. imbound. 
 
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GERMAN 
 
 Unterkasten, Typen aus dem. (pr.) lower 
 case. 
 
 Unterschlag. the blank space at the end 
 of a page. 
 
 Unterstreichung or Unterstreichen. under- 
 scoring, underlining. 
 
 Untertit. Untertitel. 
 
 Untertitel or Sondertitel. subtitle. 
 
 V. Verlag. 
 
 V. A. Verlagsanstalt. 
 
 V. B. Verlagsbuchhandlung. 
 
 verd. verdeutscht. 
 
 verdeutscht. translated into German. 
 
 verg. vergoldet, vergriffen. 
 
 vergoldet. gilt. 
 
 vergriffen. suppressed. 
 
 Verlagsanstalt or Verlagsbuchhandlung. 
 
 publishing house. 
 Verlagsort or Erscheinungsort. place of pub- 
 lication. 
 
 Verleger. publisher. 
 
 verletzt. damaged. 
 
 Versalbuchstabe or Kapitalbuchstabe or 
 Majuskel. (pr.) capital letters. 
 
 verstaubt. stained with dust. 
 
 Versteigerung. See Biicherversteigerung. 
 
 Verweisungsbuchstaben. pi. (pr.) superiors. 
 
 Verweisungszeichen. (pr.) reference sign. 
 
 vierteljahrlich. quarterly. 
 
 vollem Rand, mit. margin uncut. 
 
 Vorderdeckel. front cover. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Vorderschnitt or Schnauze. (b.) fore-edge. 
 
 Vorderseite or ungerade Kolumne. (b.) odd 
 page, recto. 
 
 vorh. vorhanden . 
 
 vorhanden. in stock. 
 
 vorm. vormals. 
 
 vormals. formerly. 
 
 Vorrede or Vorwort. preface. 
 
 Vorsatztitel or Schmutztitel. (b.) half- 
 title. 
 
 Vorschlag or Uberschlag. (b.) head mar- 
 gin. 
 
 Vorsilbe. prefix. 
 
 Vorwort. Sec Vorrede. 
 
 W 
 
 W. Wappen. 
 w. weiss. 
 
 Wahrung. currency. 
 Wappen. coat of arms. 
 Wasserlinien. (pr.) waterlines. 
 weiss. white. 
 
 Weltkarte. map of the world. 
 Werke, ausgewahlte. selected works. 
 Werke, sammtliche. collected works. 
 Werksatz. (pr.) bookwork. 
 Werksetzer. (pr.) book compositor. 
 Widerdruck. (pr.) second form. 
 Widm. Widmung. 
 
 Widmungor Zueignung or Dedikation. dedi- 
 cation. 
 Wiedergabe. reproduction. 
 Winkelhaken. (pr.) composing stick. 
 
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 wochentlich. weekly. 
 wohlf. wohlfeil, 
 wohlfeil. cheap. 
 
 Zeichenbandchen or Lesezeichen. book- 
 mark. 
 
 Zeichnung. design, drawing. 
 
 zerknittert. mussed, crumpled. 
 
 Zeugkasten. (pr.) hell, i.e., receptacle for 
 broken and battered type. 
 
 Ziegenhaut. goatskin. 
 
 Zierbuchstabe. fancy letter. 
 
 ziselierter Schnitt. See Schnitt, ziselierter. 
 
 Zueignung. See Widmung. 
 
 zur Ansicht. (bo.) on approval. 
 
 Zusammenhang. context. 
 
 Zustand or Plattenzustand. (e.) state. 
 
 zweispaltig. in two columns. 
 
 Zwiebelfisch or Eierkuchen. (pr.) pie, i.e., 
 mixed type. 
 
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ITALIAN 
 
 a spese dell' autore. at the author's expense, 
 abbicci. alphabet. 
 abbonato. subscriber. 
 abbozzo or schizzo. sketch, rough draft. 
 accademie, pubblicazioni delle. publica- 
 tions of learned societies. 
 acciugajo. (b.) abookinvery poor condition. 
 Literal translation: a book only fit for 
 wrapping up anchovies. 
 acqua forte or incisione coll' acqua forte. 
 
 etching. 
 adespota. (b.) author unknown. 
 album di ritagli or estratti tagliati. scrap- 
 book. 
 allacciare. (bb.) to tie in. 
 amatore di libri or coUettore di libri. book- 
 collector. 
 anche sotto il titolo. also under the title. 
 anepigrafo or senza titolo. anepigraphous, 
 
 without title. 
 angolo or punta or cantone di un libro. 
 
 corner of a book. 
 annata or anno, (b.) year, 
 annotazione. annotation. 
 annunzio. advertisement. 
 ant. (antip.) antiporta. 
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ITALIAN 
 
 antiporta or occhietto or falso frontispizio. 
 half-title. 
 
 antiporta figurata or antiporta ornata. front- 
 ispiece. 
 
 apocrifo. not authentic. 
 
 approvazione or licenza. ofificial sanction of a 
 book. 
 
 articolo. (bo.) item. 
 
 articolo di fondo. editorial. 
 
 asse or piatto in legno. (bb.) wooden board. 
 
 assembramento di fogli. (bb.) gathering. 
 
 asta libraria or vendita di libri all' asta. (bo.) 
 book auction. 
 
 asterisco. asterisk. 
 
 atlante d'imagini. large picture book. 
 
 atti. transactions. 
 
 atto. (b.) act. 
 
 avanti lettera or prova avanti lettera. (e.) 
 proof before letter. 
 
 avviso. poster, placard. 
 
 B 
 
 balla. (pa.) ten reams. 
 
 bancone. (pr.) composing board. 
 
 barbone. (bo.) book, or lot of books, diffi- 
 cult to sell. 
 
 bassa cassa. (pr.) lower case. 
 
 bianca or stampa in bianca. (pr.) first form. 
 
 Bibbia. Bible. 
 
 biffato. (e.) canceled, i.e., crossed out. 
 
 bimestrale. bimonthly, 
 
 blocco, in, or in combutta or senza scelta. 
 (bo.) by the lot. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 boUare. to stamp. 
 
 boUatura. stamping. 
 
 borchia or fermaglio. clasp. 
 
 bottello or cartello or cartellino or etichetta. 
 
 label, lettering piece. 
 bozza or prova. (pr.) proof-sheet. 
 bozza, ultima, (pr.) press-proof. 
 bozza di autore. (pr.) author's proof. 
 bozza in colonnini. (pr.) galley-proof, 
 bozza col ruUo. brush-proof. 
 brache. (pr.) waste-sheets. 
 brachetta. (bb.) guard. 
 bustrofedone. boustrophedon. 
 
 c. con. 
 
 c. {pi. cc.) carta, carte, carattere. 
 
 C. t. con tavole. 
 
 calce. bottom of a page. 
 
 canale d'un libro or davanti d'un libro or 
 gola. (bb.) fore-edge. 
 
 cantone. See angolo. 
 
 capitello or tranciafila. (bb.) head-band. 
 
 capitolo. chapter. 
 
 capopagina or testata illustrata. (b.) head- 
 piece. 
 
 capoverso or alinea. paragraph, alinea. 
 
 car. carattere. 
 
 carattere or lettera. letter, type. 
 
 cart, (bb.) cartone. 
 
 carta, paper, card, leaf. 
 
 carta d'ammissione. card of admission. 
 
 carta bambagina. cotton paper. 
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 carta bollata. stamped paper. 
 
 carta geografica. map. 
 
 carta a mano. hand-made paper. 
 
 carta marmorea. marbled paper. 
 
 carta sugante or carta asciugante. blotting 
 paper. 
 
 cartata or faccia or pagina. page. 
 
 cartatura or cartolatura. numbering of pages. 
 
 carte da giuoco. pi. playing cards. 
 
 carteggiare. to collate. 
 
 carteggio. collating. 
 
 cartellinato. labeled. 
 
 cartellino. See cartello. 
 
 cartello or cartellino or etichetta or bottello. 
 (bb.) lettering piece, label. 
 
 cartolare. to number the pages. 
 
 cassa da caratteri. (pr.) type-case. 
 
 cassettino. (pr.) section of a type-case. 
 
 catalogo coi prezzi. priced catalogue. 
 
 cattivo stato, in. in bad condition. 
 
 cimelio. very rare old book. 
 
 cod. codice. 
 
 codice. codex. 
 
 col. colonna. 
 
 collana or raccolta. collection. 
 
 coUettore di libri or amatore di libri. book- 
 collector. 
 
 colonna. column. 
 
 com. commento. 
 
 combutta, in, or in blocco or senza scelta. 
 (bo.) by the lot. 
 
 cominciare in riga or cominciare senza ca- 
 poverso. (pr.) commence even. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 commento. commentary. 
 
 commercio librario. book-trade. 
 
 compiuto or perfetto. complete. 
 
 comporre. (pr.) to compose. 
 
 compositoio. (pr.) composing stick. 
 
 compositore. (pr.) compositor. 
 
 composizione. (pr.) form, composition. 
 
 composizione agevole or roba buona. (pr.) 
 fat, i.e., pieces of composition, for instance, 
 running titles that are kept for future 
 use and are not taken apart till the whole 
 work is finished. 
 
 composizione interlineata. (pr.) leaded 
 matter. 
 
 composizione serrata. (pr.) close matter. 
 
 composizione spazieggiata. (pr.) spaced 
 composition. 
 
 comprare all' incanto. (bo.) to buy at auc- 
 tion. 
 
 con. with. 
 
 con note esplicative. with explanatory 
 notes. 
 
 condizione, sotto. (bo.) on approval. 
 
 conferenza. lecture. 
 
 conferenziere. lecturer. 
 
 contenuto. contents. 
 
 contesto. context. 
 
 contornato. (pr.) boxed in. 
 
 contraflfazione. unauthorized or illegal re- 
 print. 
 
 copertina originale. publisher's cover. 
 
 copie invendute or il fondo. (bo.) remainders. 
 
 corpo or opere complete, (b.) collected 
 works. 
 
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ITALIAN 
 
 corpo d'un carattere. (pr.) shank. 
 correggiuole. pi. (bb.) raised bands. 
 correggiuole, distanza fra le. (bb.) panel. 
 correttore. proofreader. 
 costola or dorso d'un libro or schiena. back 
 
 of a book. 
 critica. criticism, 
 critico. critic. 
 crocetta. (pr.) dagger. 
 cuoio or pelle. leather. 
 cuoio di Russia. Russia leather. 
 curiosita. a book of which a few copies only 
 
 are printed. 
 
 data di stampa. imprint year. 
 
 davanti d'un libro or gola or canale d'un libro. 
 
 (bb.) fore-edge. 
 
 ded. dedica. 
 
 dedica. dedication. 
 
 dentelle. See pizzo. 
 
 deposito legale or esemplari d'obbligo. (b.) 
 deposit copies. 
 
 deposito del rappezzi. (pr.) hell; i.e., a box 
 into which a printer throws his broken 
 type. 
 
 descriz. descrizione. 
 
 descrizione. description. 
 
 detto. called. 
 
 diario. diary. 
 
 didascalia. title, chapter headings. 
 
 difettoso or imperfetto. defective, imper- 
 fect. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 disegnatore. designer. 
 
 disegno. design, drawing. 
 
 disopra dorato or dorato in testa or taglio 
 superiore dorato. gilt top. 
 
 disopra del libro. (bb.) top, head of a book. 
 
 disotto del libro. (bb.) tail, lower edge. 
 
 dispensa or fascicolo or puntata. fascicle, 
 number, part. 
 
 divisione or sezione. division, section. 
 
 dizionario. dictionary. 
 
 d'ogni settimana or ebdomadario. weekly. 
 
 doppio or doppione or duplicato. (b.) dupli- 
 cate. 
 
 dorato sui fogli or taglio dorato. gilt edged. 
 
 dorato in testa. See disopra dorato. 
 
 dorso d'un libro or costola or schiena. back 
 of a book. 
 
 dorso rigido. (bb.) tight back. 
 
 dorso a scatto. (bb.) spring back. 
 
 due punti. colon. 
 
 duerno. folio sheet. 
 
 duplicato. See doppio. 
 
 duplicatura. (pr.) double; i.e., matter set 
 up a second time by mistake. 
 
 E 
 
 ebdomadario or d'ogni settimana. weekly. 
 ecc. etcetera. 
 
 edizione dell' ancora. Aldine edition. 
 edizione di circostanza. work published for 
 
 a special occasion, as a wedding, etc. 
 edizione contraifatta. Sec contraffazione. 
 edizione corretta. revised edition. 
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 edizione economica. cheap edition. 
 
 edizione limitata or edizione di pochi esem- 
 plari. limited edition. 
 
 edizione non venale or edizione fuori di com- 
 mercio. (bo.) edition not for sale. 
 
 edizione portatile. pocket edition. 
 
 edizione principe. first edition. 
 
 edizione purgata. expurgated edition. 
 
 elenco degl' indirizzi. directory. 
 
 ep. epistola. 
 
 epistola. letter. 
 
 errore di stampa. misprint. 
 
 esemplare di omaggio or invio dell' autore 
 or omaggio dell' autore. presentation copy. 
 
 esemplare d'obbligo or deposito legale, de- 
 posit copy. 
 
 espurgato or purgato. expurgated. 
 
 estr°. estratto. 
 
 estratti tagliati or album di ritagli. scrap- 
 book. 
 
 estratto. extract. 
 
 etichetta or cartello orbottello. label, letter- 
 ing piece. 
 
 f. foglio, figurato, figura. 
 
 faccia or cartata or pagina. page. 
 
 facciata or frontispizio. title-page. 
 
 falso volume or finto volume or libro bianco. 
 
 blank-book. 
 ferm. fermaglio. 
 fermaglio or borchia. clasp. 
 ferratura sulla legatura. (bb.) bosses. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 ferri, piccoli. (bb.) small tools. 
 
 fiera di libri. book-fair. 
 
 figura. illustration. 
 
 fila. file. 
 
 filettato. (bb.) filleted. 
 
 filettato in oro or filettatura d'oro. (bb.) 
 
 gold tooling. 
 filetto. (bb.) fillet. 
 filetto. (pr.) composing rule, 
 filoni della carta, (pa.) waterlines. 
 fin qui or non si e pubblicato altro. (bo.) no 
 
 more published. 
 finale or fregio. (pr.) tail-piece. 
 finestra. the opening in a leaf caused by 
 
 the cutting out of an illustration, with the 
 
 margins left intact. 
 fogli impaginati. (bo.) advance sheets. 
 fogliaccio. waste-paper. 
 foglio. leaf. 
 
 foglio bianco or guardia. fly-leaf, 
 foglio bianco inserito. interleaf. 
 foglio vergine. blank page, 
 foglio volante. fly-sheet. 
 fol. foglio. 
 
 fondo, il or copie invendute. (bo.) re- 
 mainders. 
 forma or formato or sesto. dimensions of a 
 
 book according to the folding of the leaves, 
 formato. ^e^e forma, 
 frammento. fragment. 
 fraschetta. (pr.) frisket. 
 frate. (pr.) friar, i.e., any part of a page 
 
 which has not received the ink. 
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 frontespizio. See frontispizio. 
 frontispizio or facciata. title-page. 
 frontispizio falso or frontispizio morto or 
 
 titolo falso or occhietto. half-title. 
 funicella or spago. (bb.) page-cord. 
 fuori vendita or fuori commercio. (bo.) not 
 
 for sale. 
 
 geroglifici. hieroglyphics. 
 
 ghiottornia. a very rare book of which only 
 
 few copies were printed. 
 giomale. newspaper. 
 giornalista. journalist. 
 giustezza dei caratteri. (pr.) justification. 
 gola or davanti d'un libro or canale d'un 
 
 libro. (bb.) fore-edge. 
 gora. water-stain. 
 got. gotico. 
 gotico. Gothic. 
 gr. grande. 
 grande. large. 
 guardia or foglio bianco, fly-leaf. 
 
 imbrachettare or imbragare or imbracare. 
 
 (bb.) to supply a book with guards. 
 imbragare. See imbrachettare. 
 imbrattatura. (pr.) set off, i.e., a smut 
 
 transferred from a freshly printed surface 
 
 to another sheet. 
 imp. impressione, impressioni. 
 impaginare or rifare. (pr.) to make up. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 imporrato. mouldy. 
 
 impressione or edizione. impression, edi- 
 tion. 
 
 in blocco or in combutta or senza scelta. 
 (bo.) by the lot. 
 
 in combutta. See in blocco. 
 
 incantare su di un libro. (bo.) bid on a book. 
 
 incartonato. in boards. 
 
 inchiostro. ink. 
 
 inchiostro da stampa. printer's ink. 
 
 incisione or intaglio, engraving. 
 
 incisione in acciaio. steel engraving. 
 
 incisione all' acqua forte, etching. 
 
 incisione di bulino. line engraving. 
 
 incisione a punteggiamenti. stipple engrav- 
 ing. 
 
 incorniciare or inquadrare. (pr.) to box in. 
 
 incunaboli. pJ. incunabula. 
 
 indice dei nomi proprii. index of names. 
 
 indossare. (bb.) to back. 
 
 indossatura. (bb.) backing. 
 
 infanzia, libri per 1'. juvenile literature. 
 
 iniz. iniziale. 
 
 iniziale. See lettera iniziale. 
 
 inquadrare. See incorniciare. 
 
 insegna or marca tipografica. printer's mark. 
 
 intagliatore. engraver. 
 
 intaglio. See incisione. 
 
 intercalazione. insertion, interpolation. 
 
 interfogliato. (bb.) interleaved. 
 
 interlineato. (pr.) leaded. 
 
 intestazione or testata. heading. 
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 intestazione di lettera. letterhead. 
 
 intitolato. entitled. 
 
 invio dell' autore or esemplare di omaggio 
 or omaggio dell' autore. presentation 
 copy. 
 
 istoriato. with historical ornaments or illus- 
 trations. 
 
 lasciato or lasciatura or pesce or svarione. 
 (pr.) out, i.e., omission of a word or phrase 
 by the compositor. 
 
 lavato. (b.) washed. 
 
 lavori awentizi or lavori di fantasia, (pr.) 
 job printing. 
 
 legat. legatura. 
 
 legato in rustico. stitched. 
 
 legatore. binder. 
 
 legatoria. bindery. 
 
 legatura in cartone. (bb.) bound in boards. 
 
 legatura flessibile. (bb.) loose back. 
 
 legatura intera. (bb.) full binding. 
 
 legatura logora. worn binding. 
 
 legatura del tempo, (bb.) old original bind- 
 ing. 
 
 lesina. (pr.) bodkin. 
 
 lett. lettera. 
 
 lettera or carattere. (pr.) letter, type. 
 
 lettera capovolta. (pr.) turned letter. 
 
 lettera discendente or lettera con asta 
 discendente. (pr.) tailtype. 
 
 lettera di fantasia, (pr.) fancy letter. 
 
 lettera guasta or lettera logora. (pr.) bat- 
 tered letter. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 lettera iniziale or iniziale. (pr.) initial. 
 
 lettera logora. Sec lettera guasta. 
 
 lettera maiuscola. (pr.) capital letter. 
 
 lettera minuscola. (pr.) small letter, lower 
 case letter. 
 
 lettera onciale. (pr.) uncial letter. 
 
 lettere piene. pi. (pr.) bold-faced type. 
 
 letterine di chiamata. (pr.) superiors. 
 
 lettore. reader. 
 
 libello. libel. 
 
 libraio d'assortimento. general bookseller. 
 
 libraio-editore. publisher. 
 
 libri per I'infanzia. juvenile literature. 
 
 libro con le barbe. book with rough edges. 
 
 libro a chiave. (b.) a book in which the 
 names of persons or localities are dis- 
 guised by the author. 
 
 libro in fogli. book in sheets. 
 
 libro con fogli chiusi. book as good as new, 
 with leaves uncut. 
 
 libro alia macchia. a book printed secretly. 
 
 libro d'occasione. secondhand book. 
 
 libro di preghiere. prayer book. 
 
 libro xilografico. blockbook. 
 
 licenz. licenza. 
 
 licenza or approvazione. official sanction of 
 a book. 
 
 lin. linea. 
 
 linea or riga. line. 
 
 linea di fondo. bottom-line. 
 
 linea punteggiata. dotted line. 
 
 luogo di stampa. place of imprint. 
 
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 M 
 
 m. mezzo. 
 
 macchia. stain. 
 
 macchina da comporre. (pr.) composing 
 
 machine. 
 maiuscoletti. pi. (pr.) small capitals. 
 manca il frontispizio. title-page lacking. 
 mappamondo. map of the world. 
 marca tipografica or insegna. printer's mark. 
 marezzato sui fogli. marble edges. 
 marg. margine. 
 marginatura di legno o di piombo. (pr.) 
 
 furniture. \ 
 
 margine allargato. wide margin. 
 margine di lutto. mourning border. 
 marrochino. (bb.) morocco. 
 mbr. membr. membrana. 
 membrana or pergamena. parchment. 
 mensile or mensuale or d'ogni mese. 
 
 monthly. 
 merletto. See pizzo. 
 messale. missal. 
 mezzo, half. 
 millesimo. (b.) date. 
 miniato. illuminated. 
 misc. miscellaneo. 
 miscellaneo. miscellaneous. 
 montato. mounted. 
 morto. (b.) discontinued. 
 mut. mutilato. 
 mutilate, mutilated. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 N 
 
 nome composto. compound name. 
 
 non si e pubblicato altro or fin qui. (bo.) no 
 more published. 
 
 nota in calce. foot-note. 
 
 nota della stampa or nota tipografica. im- 
 print. 
 
 nota tipografica. See nota della stampa. 
 
 novella, tale, short story. 
 
 novita dell' anno, the new books of the year. 
 
 num. numer. numerate. 
 
 numerate, numbered. 
 
 O 
 
 occhietto or falso frontispizio or antiporta. 
 
 half-title. 
 omaggio dell' autore. See invio dell' autore. 
 opera, work. 
 opera coronata or opera a corona, prize 
 
 essay. 
 opera periodica, periodical. 
 opere complete, pi. or corpo. collected works. 
 opere postume. pi. posthumous works. 
 opere riunite sotto una sola coperta or 
 
 volume miscellaneo. pamphlet volume. 
 opere scelte. pi. selected works, 
 opuscolo. pamphlet. 
 orario. time-table. 
 orecchio or canto ripiegato d'una pagina. (b.) 
 
 dog's car. 
 orig. originale. 
 ornamenti a secco. (bb.) blind tooling. 
 
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 ospedale. (b.) A book of which one or 
 several leaves are missing. 
 
 pagina prima or retto. odd page, recto. 
 
 pagina rifatta. handwritten or photographed 
 copy of a missing page. 
 
 pagina vergine. blank page. 
 
 paginatura continua. continuous pagina- 
 tion. 
 
 palinsesto. palimpsest. 
 
 parentesi quadre. brackets. 
 
 parentesi tonde. parenthesis. 
 
 pasticcio di caratteri. (pr.) pie, i.e., printer's 
 type mixed or unsorted. 
 
 pel tipi di. . . printed by. . . . 
 
 pelle di capra. goat skin. 
 
 pelle di porco. pig-skin. 
 
 pelle ruvida or zigrino. shagreen. 
 
 pelle di volpe. fox-skin. 
 
 perg. pergam. pergamena. 
 
 pergamena. parchment, vellum. 
 
 pesce or lasciato or lasciatura or svarione. 
 (pr.) out, i.e., omission of a word or phrase 
 by the compositor. 
 
 piano. See piatto. 
 
 piatto or piano or specchio. (bb.) board. 
 
 piatto in legno or asse. wooden board. 
 
 piccoli ferri. (bb.) small tools. 
 
 piegatura. folding. 
 
 pizzo or merletto or dentelle. (bb.) dentelle 
 border. 
 
 plagio. plagiarism. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 portafogli. portfolio. 
 
 postilla. note. 
 
 pr. (princ.) principi, principiamento. 
 
 prefazione. preface. 
 
 prefisso. prefix. 
 
 premiato or coronato. awarded a prize. 
 
 prezzo lordo. (bo.) list price, published price. 
 
 prima facciata d'un folio stampato. (pr.) first 
 
 form. 
 principi del libro. (b.) preliminary leaves, 
 principiamento. commencement. 
 proprieta letteraria. copyright. 
 prova or bozza. proof-sheet. 
 prova avanti lettera. (e.) proof before letters. 
 prova avanti qualunque lettera. (e.) plain 
 
 prints, i.e., proof without title or name of 
 
 the engraver. 
 pubblicazione, data di, or data di stampa. 
 
 imprint date. 
 pubblicazione, luogo di. place of publica- 
 tion. 
 punta or angolo or cantone di un libro. 
 
 corner of a book, 
 punta secca. (e.) dry point. 
 puntata or dispensa or fascicolo. fascicle, 
 
 part. 
 punteggiatura. punctuation, 
 punto. period. 
 
 punto esclamativo. exclamation point. 
 punto interrogativo. interrogation point, 
 punto e virgola. semicolon, 
 purgato. See espurgato. 
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ITALIAN 
 
 Q 
 
 quad, quaderno. 
 quaderno di fogli. (pa.) quire, 
 quadretto. (pr.) quadrat, 
 quartino. See rincarto. 
 quindicinale. semi-monthly. 
 quotidiano. daily. 
 
 R 
 
 r. rame. 
 
 r. recto, retto. often printed as a superior 
 
 character, e.g., 14"^. 
 raffilato. (bb.) cut down. 
 rame. copper. 
 rattoppato. (bb.) reinforced. 
 redatto. edited. 
 refuse, (pr.) wrong font. 
 reg. registro. 
 registro. register. 
 
 relazione or rendiconto or resoconto. report. 
 rendiconto. See relazione. 
 resoconti. pi. proceedings. 
 resoconto. See relazione. 
 retto or recto or prima pagina. odd page, 
 
 recto. 
 riassunto. summary. 
 rich, richiamo. 
 richiamo. (b.) catchword. 
 ricop. ricoperto. 
 ricoperto. (bb.) recovered. 
 rifare or impaginare. (pr.) to make up. 
 riga or linea. line. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 riga di colonna. (pr.) column rule. 
 
 riga di testa, headline. 
 
 rileg. rilegato. 
 
 rilegato. rebound. 
 
 rincarto or quartino. (b.) inset. 
 
 ripiegato. folded. 
 
 riproduzione vietata. reproduction forbidden. 
 
 riscritto. re-written. 
 
 riservati tutti i diritti. all rights reserved. 
 
 rit. (ritr.) ritratto. 
 
 ritagli, album di or estratti tagliati. scrap- 
 book. 
 
 ritratto. portrait. 
 
 rivista. review, magazine. 
 
 rob a buona or composizione agevole. (pr.) 
 fat, i.e., pieces of composition, for instance, 
 running titles that are kept for future use, 
 and are not taken apart till after the whole 
 work is finished. 
 
 romanzo. novel, romance. 
 
 S 
 
 satinatura. (pa.) calendering. 
 
 sbarbato or tondato or tagliato. (bb.) cut 
 
 down, trimmed. 
 scelta. selection. 
 schiena or costola or dorso. (bb.) back of a 
 
 l)()ok. 
 schizzo or abbozzo. sketch, rough draft. 
 sciup. sciupato. 
 sciupato. torn, injured, 
 scomporre. (pr.) to distribute the type, 
 scritto or opera, (b.) work. 
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ITALIAN 
 
 scrittura. writing. 
 
 scrittura magra or caratteri magri. (pr.) light- 
 faced type. 
 
 sec. secolo. 
 
 secolo. century. 
 
 sedicente. calling himself. 
 
 segn. segnat. segnatura. 
 
 segnatura con asterisco. (b.) signature with 
 asterisk. 
 
 segno, bookmark. 
 
 segno di correzione. mark of correction 
 (in proofreading). 
 
 senza millesimo. no date. 
 
 sequestrato. suppressed. 
 
 sesto or forma or formato. (b.) size. 
 
 settimanale or d'ogni settimana or ebdoma- 
 dario. weekly. 
 
 sezione. section. 
 
 si stampi or visto si stampi. for press. 
 
 sillaba. syllable. 
 
 slegato. binding lost. 
 
 smacchiare. to remove spots. 
 
 smarginato. (bb.) cropped. 
 
 sotto condizione. (bo.) on approval. 
 
 sotto 11 torchio. in the press. 
 
 sottollneato. underlined. 
 
 sottoscrlttore or abbonato. subscriber. 
 
 sottoscrizlone. colophon. 
 
 sottotltolo. subtitle. 
 
 spago or funicella. (bb.) page cord. 
 
 spalla. (pr.) shoulder of a type. 
 
 spazi pi. (pr.) blacks, i.e., a space, quadrat, 
 or piece of furniture that rises and is im- 
 printed on the sheets. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 specchio or piatto or piano, board. 
 
 spese dell' autore, a. at the author's ex- 
 pense, privately printed. 
 
 spezzato. incomplete. 
 
 spezzatura. an odd volume of a set of books. 
 
 spolverare. to dust. 
 
 spurgo or tincone. a book of little value, 
 difficult to sell. 
 
 stampa a colori. colored prints. 
 
 stampa in rilievo. anastatic printing. 
 
 stampa in volta or volta. (pr.) second form. 
 
 stampatore in lavori di fantasia, job printer. 
 
 stato. (e.) state. 
 
 stazzonato. crumpled. 
 
 stemma. coat of arms. 
 
 stoffa. (bb). cloth. 
 
 strato da incidere. (e.) etching ground. 
 
 stretto. oblong. 
 
 svarione. See lasciato. 
 
 tagliacarte. paper knife. 
 
 tagliato or tondato or sbarbato. (bb.) cut 
 
 down, trimmed. 
 tagliato di un giornale. newspaper clipping, 
 taglio cesellato. (bb.) tooled edges. 
 taglio marmorizzato al pettine. (bb.) combed 
 
 edges. 
 taglio spruzzato. (bb.) sprinkled edges. 
 taglio superiore dorato or disopra dorato. 
 
 (bb.) gilt top. 
 tarlo or tignuola or tarma. bookworm, 
 tarma. See tarlo. 
 
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ITALIAN 
 
 tarmato. worm-eaten. 
 
 tav. tavola, tavole. 
 
 tavola. table, plate. 
 
 tavola degli errori or errata, list of errata. 
 
 tavola delle materie or indice or elenco. table 
 of contents. 
 
 tavola ripiegata. folded plate. 
 
 tavoletta de' legator! di libri. (bb.) sew- 
 ing board. 
 
 tela grossa or traliccio. (bb.) buckram. 
 
 telaio di stamperia. (pr.) chase. 
 
 tesi. dissertation, thesis. 
 
 testata or intestazione. heading. 
 
 testata illustrata or capopagina. headpiece. 
 
 testimonio. witness, i.e., leaf left uncut 
 by the binder to show that the margin is 
 not cut too much. 
 
 testo. text. 
 
 tignuola. See tarlo. 
 
 tincone. See spurgo. 
 
 tipi comuni. (pr.) body type. 
 
 tiratura. (pr.) impression. 
 
 tiratura a parte, reprint. 
 
 tiratura di pochi esemplari or edizione limi- 
 tata. limited edition. 
 
 titolo collettivo. collective title. 
 
 titolo corrente. running title. 
 
 titolo falso. half-title. 
 
 titolo del legatore. binder's title. 
 
 to mo. volume. 
 
 tondato. See tagliato. 
 
 torchio. press. 
 
 torchio a cilindro. revolving press. 
 
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TECHNICAL TPJRMS 
 
 torchio a mano. hand-press, 
 torchio, sotto il. in the press, 
 trad, traduttore, traduzione. 
 tradurre. to translate, 
 traduttore or traslatore. translator, 
 traliccio or grossa tela, (bb.) buckram, 
 tranciafila or capitello. (bb.) headband, 
 tras. traslatore. 
 traslatore. See traduttore. 
 trasliterazione. transliteration, 
 tratto di penna. dash. 
 tratto d'unione. hyphen. 
 
 V. verso, often printed as superior char- 
 acter after the page number, e.g., 18^. 
 
 V. o. vedi oltre. 
 
 vaglia. money order. 
 
 vantaggio. (pr.) galley. 
 
 vedi. see. 
 
 vedi oltre. see below. Literally, see for- 
 ward. 
 
 vendere all' incanto. (bo.) to sell at auction. 
 
 vendita di libri all' asta or asta libraria. book 
 auction. 
 
 venditore di libri vecchi. secondhand book- 
 seller. 
 
 verbale di un' adunanza. minutes of a meet- 
 ing. 
 
 vergature pi. (pa.) wiremarks. 
 
 vignetta con dicitura. (e.) engraving with 
 text. 
 
 virgola. comma. 
 
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ITALIAN 
 
 virgolette. quotation marks. 
 
 visto si stampi or si stampi. for press. 
 
 vitelline, calf leather. 
 
 volta or stampa di volta. (pr.) second form. 
 
 volume, falso or finto volume or libro 
 
 bianco, blank-book. 
 volume miscellaneo or opere riunite sotto 
 
 una sola coperta. pamphlet volume. 
 volumetto. small volume. 
 
 Z 
 
 zigrino or pelle ruvida. shagreen. 
 
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 SOME LATIN ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS 
 OCCASIONALLY USED IN BOOK CATA- 
 LOGS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES 
 
 By FRANK KELLER WALTER 
 
 This list supplements the brief one in Abbreviations 
 and Technical Terms Used in Book Catalogs and in 
 Bibliographies (Boston Book Co., 1912). Like its 
 predecessor, it is confined to abbreviations and terms 
 used in the descriptions of books and again like its 
 predecessor, it includes such expressions as actually 
 are used, irrespective of their consistency or philo- 
 logical propriety. The number of Latin terms which 
 the beginner will find in the ordinary trade and 
 national bibliographies and in current catalogs of 
 modern books is relatively small. The cataloger, 
 order clerk, or reference assistant whose work lies 
 even occasionally with books, prints or manuscripts of 
 the 18th century or earlier, will find a different state 
 of affairs. Since Latin was the universal language 
 of the educated man, the earlier general bibliographies 
 and catalogs of libraries were usually written in Latin 
 and a profusion of Latin terms was used in the cata- 
 logs of booksellers. Even as late as 1838, Hain felt 
 it advisable to use Latin throughout in his Reper- 
 torium Bibliographicum . Unfortunately, there was lit- 
 tle or no agreement as to exact connotation of terms or 
 as to form of abbreviation, and in many cases the con- 
 text offers little or no help. The same is true even 
 today of many continental booksellers, some of 
 whom take their entries directly or at second-hand 
 from bibliographers like Hain or Bauer, while some 
 strike out boldly into systems of abbreviations of 
 their own. Both in the old and in modern bibliog- 
 raphies the meanings as well as the spellings are post- 
 classical and, in many cases, not to be found in any of 
 the standard Latin dictionaries. The desire to avoid 
 monotony by the use of synonyms of doubtful accu- 
 racy and expressions of only slightly different mean- 
 ings adds to the confusion. 
 
 There is no attempt at completeness in this rough 
 list and many terms have been included which may 
 
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 seem unnecessary to the connoisseur while others 
 have been excluded which may now and then con- 
 front one in unexpected places. This has been un- 
 avoidable since there could be no completeness short 
 of a formal technical dictionary and the selection has 
 been made to depend on actual difficulties likely to be 
 met. Hain, as the source of many later works and of 
 thousands of fugitive entries and references, has re- 
 ceived rather more attention than many of the others 
 and it is hoped that a fairly full list of terms frequently 
 used by that indefatigable, though sometimes incon- 
 sistent, bibliographer has been included. Many terms 
 and abbreviations in books used in the former list like 
 Cim, Kleemeier, Power, Rouveyre, though previously 
 excluded as of little use in a beginner's list have been 
 inserted here. 
 
 Three cautions are necessary in the use of any list 
 like this (1) There is no consistent principle followed 
 in many bibliographies and though p. may be the 
 usual abbreviation for pagina, one is quite as likely 
 to find pag. used in the same work. (2) The plural 
 is usually formed by doubling the final letter of 
 the abbreviation, e.g., 
 
 p. Page; pp. Pages. 
 
 lit. litera. Letter; litt. literae, Letters. 
 
 (3) The same abbreviation is often used indis- 
 criminately for both singular and plural, e.g., s. for 
 both signatura and signatures as in Hain. 
 
 It is impracticable to list here all the books con- 
 sulted. Among those from which considerable mate- 
 rial was obtained are: Beck, C, Jahrhiich der Biicher- 
 preise, v. 1—7, 1906-13 (Lpzg., 1907-14); Bauer, 
 J. J., Bibliotheca Librorum Rariorum Universalis, 
 6 V. (Nurnberg, 1770-74); Caspar, C. N. Book trade 
 bibliography and vocabulary of technical terms. 
 (Milwaukee, 1892); Cim, Albert, LeLn're, 5 v. (Par., 
 1908); Copinger, W. A., Supplement to Hams 
 Repertorium Bibliographicum, 2 v. (Lond., 1895- 
 1902); Catalogue de la Bibliotheque de feu M. J. 
 D ecaisne {Pavis, 1883); Dobbs, A. E. Abbreviations, 
 British and foreign, {Lond. 1911); Faulmann, Carl, 
 Das Bitch der Schrift (Vienna, 1880) ; Hain, Ludovic, 
 RepsrtoriumBibliographicum,2v. (Stuttgart, 1826-38); 
 Pellechet, M., Catalogue General des Incunables des 
 Bibliotheques Publiques de France, v. 1-2 (Paris, 1897) ; 
 Rouveyre, Edouard, Connaissances Necessaires a un 
 Bibliophile. 10 v. 5th ed. (Paris, 1899). Valuable aid 
 both in the way of material and definition has been 
 received from many of the more general treatises 
 
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 like Ames' Typographical Antiquities; Birt, T., Das 
 antike Btichwesen; Blades' Pentateuch of Printing 
 and his Biography and Typography of William Caxton; 
 Brown's Venetian Printing Presses; Davenport's, 
 The Book, its History and Development; Duff's Early 
 Printed Books; Peignot, Dictionnaire Raisonne 
 de Bibliologie, Reed's Old English Letter Foundries, 
 Singer and Strang's Etching, engraving and other 
 methods of printing pictures (Lond. 1907), and the 
 excellent article by Hessels on Typography in the 11th 
 edition of the Encyclopcedia Britannica. 
 
 a. f. ad finem. 
 
 a. f. anni futuri. Of the following year. 
 
 a. h. V. ad hunc vocem. 
 
 a. i. (init.) ad initium. 
 
 a. p. (a. pr.). anni praesentis. Of the present 
 year. 
 
 a. V. ad verbum. 
 
 absque. Without; — registro. Without 
 register (of signatures, etc.) 
 
 acced. accedit. "There follows." 
 
 accuratus. Carefully prepared, accurate. 
 
 acta. Acts, proceedings. 
 
 ad. at, for; — extremum. At the end; — 
 finem. At the end ; — initium. At the 
 beginning; — litteram. Literally (litera- 
 tim) ; ■ — marginem. At (or in) the mar- 
 gin; — verbum (vocem). At the word — 
 (used in textual references). 
 
 addit.(t). additio ( — ones). Addition(s). 
 
 adhaeret. {perf. part, adhaesus). (It) is 
 joined with, fastened to or bound with; 
 added at the end, appended. (Haiti.) 
 
 adjunctus. Added to, bound with. 
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 admodum. Very, quite, completely, e.g., 
 Liber admodum rams, A very rare 
 book. 
 
 adornatus. Embellished, decorated. 
 
 adp. See words beginning with app. 
 
 adversaria. Miscellany, commonplace books. 
 
 aen. aeneus. Copper, e.g., cum tabb. aen. 
 tabulis aeneis. With copperplates. 
 
 aet. aetat. Aged. 
 
 affinit. ^adfinit.) Affinitas (adfinitas). See 
 arbor. 
 
 agendum (or plu. agenda). Calendar, ritual, 
 code, book of rules, schedule. 
 
 al. alia. Other (plu.). e.g. al. exempla. 
 Other copies. (Hain.) 
 
 al.l. alia lectio (alii legunt). Other reading(s). 
 
 album amicorum. Autograph album. 
 
 albus. Blank (literally "white"), e.g. c. 
 duob. ff. albis. With two leaves blank. 
 
 an. annus. 
 
 anglice. In English (English version or 
 translation). 
 
 anni futuri. Of the following year, 
 
 anni praesentis. Of the present year. 
 
 annus, year. 
 
 antiquaria. (a) Relics, second-hand books. 
 (b) stock of old books or relics. 
 
 apparatus. Prepared, edited, supplied. 
 
 approbatus. Approved. Used to indicate 
 approval by official censor. 
 
 arbor. Tree. Used in phrases like arbor 
 affinitatis (Chart or "tree" of relation- 
 ships by marriage) and arbor consan- 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 guinitatis (or consanguineus). (Chart or 
 
 "tree" of blood relationships). 
 art. (artt.) articulus(-i). Part(s), divi- 
 
 sion(s), article(s). 
 auct. (t). auctor(-es). Author(s). 
 augenda. Additions, 
 aux. auxilio. With the assistance [of]. 
 
 B 
 
 biblioth. bibliotheca. Library (often in 
 sense of "series"). 
 
 bibliothecarius. Librarian. 
 
 breviarium. Breviary, abstract, abridg- 
 ment, summary. 
 
 C 
 
 c. cum, custos, codex. 
 
 c. cum. (c.c. cum custodibus) c. m. tab. 
 aeri incisis, cum multis tabulis aeri 
 incisis; c.n. cum numero; c.pp.n. cum 
 paginis numeratis; C. S. cum signaluris. 
 
 c. 1. citato loco, (usually written I. c, loco 
 citato). In the place or passage cited. 
 
 caetera desiderantur (caetera desunt). ihe 
 rest lacking or missing. 
 
 calx {Abl. calce). End, bottom (of page). 
 e.g. in calce, a calce (ad calcem). At the 
 end, from (atj the bottom (of the page). 
 
 cap. caput, capitulum. 
 
 capitulum. Chapter, section or division. 
 
 capp. Capita. Plural of caput (chapter). 
 
 caret (perf. caruit). It is lacking, e.g., 
 f. 4 caret, "4ih folio lacking." 
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 .carta. See charta. 
 centesimo et vigesimo-octavo; 128 mo. A 
 
 book composed of sections folded into 128 
 leaves each. See duodecimo. 
 
 ch. (charact.) character (es). ch. goth. 
 characteres gothici; — maj. characteres 
 majores; — majusc. characteres majus- 
 culi; — min. characteres minores; minim. 
 characteres minimi ; — minusc. charac- 
 teres minusculi; — minut. characteres min- 
 uti ; — nitid. characteres nitidi ; — quadr. 
 characteres quadrati ; — rabb. characteres 
 rabbinici; — rudiusc. ch. rudiusculi; — 
 semig. (semigoth). characteres semi- 
 gothici. 
 
 chalcographus. Printer. 
 
 chalcotypus. Printer. 
 
 cliaracter(es). Character (s), letter (s). 
 
 — crassi. Bold-faced characters; — 
 gothici. Gothic (black letter or "text") 
 characters;^ — majores (majusculi). large 
 characters, capitals; — minimi (minuti). 
 Very small characters; — minores (min- 
 usculi). Small (lower case) characters; — 
 missali "Missal" characters;^ — -nitidi. 
 Beautiful, well-shaped, clear characters; — 
 quadrati. Square, rectangular characters; 
 
 — rabbinici. Rabbinical (Hebrew) charac- 
 ters ; — rudes. ' ' Rustic' ' characters {Brad- 
 ley); "barbarous type" {Ames)\ crude, 
 clumsy letters; — rudiores. (rudiusculi.) 
 
 — :ype or characters with "rustic" charac- 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 teristics; — semigothici, "Semigothic" char- 
 acters, i.e., with- Gothic characteristics. 
 
 charta. (1) Paper, (more rarely, parch- 
 ment) . (2) Charter, letter or other writing. 
 
 circa, (circiter, circum.) About, nearly. 
 
 circumd., circumdat. circumdatus. Sur- 
 rounded, e.g., circumd. omamento xyl. 
 "Surrounded by wood -cut border." 
 
 circumscr. circumscriptio. Encircling in- 
 scription. 
 
 clavis. Key, explanatory appendix. 
 
 clericus. Sometimes applied to the rubri- 
 cator of books and mss. 
 
 cod. codex. Manuscript with leaves folded in 
 book form ; — quadratus. Folio manuscript. 
 
 cohaeret. {perf. part, cohaesus.) Belongs 
 with, bound with. e.g., cohaeret cum 
 libello. Bound with [another] pamphlet. 
 cohaeret proprie c. num. 2294. Belongs 
 properly with no 2294. 
 
 coUatus. Collected, compiled. e.g. col- 
 latis passim articulis. Here and there 
 in the collected articles. 
 
 collectio. Collection; — scriptorum. Col- 
 lected writings. 
 
 collectus. Collected, compiled. 
 
 comm., comment, commentatio, commen- 
 tator. 
 
 commentatio. Treatise, dissertation, com- 
 mentary. 
 
 commentator. Commentator. 
 
 commentum. Note, comment, e.g. c. com- 
 mento ms. With manuscript note. 
 
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 complectitur. [It includes, comprises, e.g., 
 complectitur libb. X-XII. It comprises 
 Bks. X-XII. 
 
 concl. conclu., conclusio. Conclusion. 
 
 conf. confer. (Rare. Usually cf.) 
 
 consang. consanguinitas. See arbor. 
 
 constat. Consists of, is composed of. e.g., 
 Opus constat 54 capp. "The work con- 
 sists of 54 chapters." 
 
 contentorum, index — . Table of contents. 
 
 corpus scriptorum. Complete writings. 
 
 correct, correctio, correctus. 
 
 correctio(-ones). Correction (s). 
 
 correctus. Corrected. 
 
 corrigendum (-a). Correction (s). 
 
 crassus. Heavy, coarse. {Cf. character.) 
 
 cum. With ; — custodibus. With catch- 
 words; — gratia et privilegio. With 
 favor and privilege (Official phrase cf 
 authorization); — multis tabulis aeri 
 [ligno] incisis. With many engra\ings 
 in copperplate [or wood]; — numero 
 (-is). With number (s) or numeral (s); — 
 paginis numeratis. With numbered 
 pages [or leaves] ; — privilegiis. W' ith 
 privileges, or rights (of copyright, etc.) ; — 
 signaturis. With signature numbers or 
 symbols ; — tabulis. With tables or plates. 
 
 cus. (cust.) custos (-todes). Catchword (s). 
 
 D 
 
 d. delinea(vi)t, dedica(vi)t, dona(vi)t. 
 d. a. dicti anni. of the year cited. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 d.d. (dd). dono {or donum) dat {or dedit). 
 
 d. q. s. de quo supra. Concerning the 
 article or citation above. 
 
 dedic. dedicatio. Dedication. 
 
 dedicat. Dedicates. 
 
 dedicatus. Dedicated. 
 
 deest {plu. desunt). Is (are) lacking. 
 e.g., haec ult. verba desunt. "These 
 last words are lacking." 
 
 del., delin. delineavit. "In old engravings 
 . . . often indicated the man (not neces- 
 sarily the original artist) who copied the 
 design on the plate for the engraver." 
 
 delenda. Things which should be can- 
 celled. Frrata. 
 
 desid. desiderata. Books or other articles 
 desired. Desirable books or other articles. 
 
 differt {plu. differunt). It differs. 
 
 dir. direxit. Sometimes used in sense of 
 excudit. q. V. 
 
 donatus. The, "Ars grammatica" of ^4£lius 
 Donatus was much used in the Middle 
 Ages as a beginner's book in Latin. From 
 this, the term donatus came to be applied 
 to any introductory Latin grammar, and, 
 by further license, to any introductory 
 treatise. 
 
 donee corrigatur. "Temporary or partial 
 prohibition of a book not absolutely 
 condemned. . . . Books so marked might 
 be bought, sold and used, provided that 
 in the existing edition the corrui)t ]ias- 
 sages were either blotted out or corrected 
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 by pen, and in all subsequent editions 
 omitted or modified." — Broiun. Venetian 
 Printing Presses, p. 12. 
 
 done dedit. Given, donated. 
 
 duodecimo. 12mo. (12°) A book between 
 GJs and 7>^ in. (17.5-20 cm.) high. The 
 older terminology, still in use in Europe, 
 named books from the number of leaves 
 into which a sheet was folded. Thus 
 a duodecimo was composed of sheets 
 folded into 12 leaves (24 p.) each; a 
 quarto, one of sheets folded into 4 leaves 
 each, etc. In such cases, the size of the 
 unfolded sheet is usually also indicated by 
 its trade name, e.g., Crown 8vo, an octavo 
 printed on sheets of Crown paper (15 x 20 
 in.) In older books, fold only is generally 
 indicated. 
 
 E 
 
 e. c. exempli causa. For example. More 
 frequently e.g., exempli gratia. 
 
 ed. {plu. edd.). edidit {plu. ediderunt). 
 He has edited, published, issued; or editus. 
 Edited, published, issued. 
 
 ed. Editio;^ — opt. editio optima; — star, 
 editio stereotypa; — ult. editio ultima. 
 
 editio. Edition ; — aucta. Enlarged edition ; 
 — emendata. Corrected edition; — op- 
 tima. Best edition ; — ■ originalis. Original 
 edition ; — • perrara. Very rare edition ; - 
 rara. Rare edition. — stereotypa. stere- 
 otyped edition; — ultima, last edition. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 eff. effigies. Portrait, illustration. 
 
 ej., ejusd. ejusdem. Of the same. 
 
 elenchus. Table of contents. 
 
 emendatio (-ones) Correction (s), change (s). 
 
 emendatus. Corrected, emended. 
 
 empt. emptus. Bought. 
 
 eod., eodem. In the same, at the same. 
 
 ep.(p). Epistula(e). 
 
 epilogus. Epilogue. 
 
 epistula(e) (epistola(e) ). Letter(s), epis- 
 tle (s). 
 
 errator. collectio. erratorum collectio. List of 
 errata. 
 
 erTatum(a). Error (s). Also used for list 
 of indicated or corrected errors. 
 
 ex. From. ex-dono. Gift of — ; ex 
 meis. From my library; ex museo 
 (musaeo). From the library of — . 
 
 exarata. writings, works. The better and 
 earlier form is exaratio (ones). 
 
 exc. excipe. except. 
 
 ex., exc. excudit (excudebat). "In old en- 
 gravings . . . often indicated prints exe- 
 cuted by workmen under the supervision 
 of the master engraver whose name is 
 attached." {Singer & Strang) 
 
 excitatus. Cited. (Hain.) 
 
 excl. excludens, exclusus. Excluding, ex- 
 cluded. 
 
 excus. excusus. Composed, written. 
 
 exempl. exemplum (-a). Copy (copies). 
 
 exemplar (-ia). Copy (copies). 
 
 exiguus. Small, thin. 
 
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 expensa. Expense, ad expensas — , At 
 the expense of — . Published (printed) for. 
 
 expict. expictus. Illuminated, colored. 
 
 expl., explic. explicit. The end. ("It 
 is ended.") 
 
 expr. expressus. Printed, portrayed. 
 
 exsculptor librorum. Printer. (Uncommon.) 
 
 extr. extremo. At the end. 
 
 f. fecit, (q. V.) 
 
 f. folium {pi. folia) ; — maj. folium maius 
 (majus) — max. folium maximum; — min. 
 folium minus. More commonly found in 
 Italian form folio. 
 
 f . 1. falsa lectio. Incorrect reading. 
 
 fasc. fasciculus. Part, number, section of 
 serial publication. 
 
 fee, fecit. He did it. Attached to name of 
 engraver to indicate his work. Often has 
 added aq. fort, (aqua forte), "done in 
 acid," i.e., etched. 
 
 ff. folia. 
 
 fin. finis. 
 
 fior. (florent.) florens (-entes) , floruit. 
 
 fiorens (fiorentes). With floral or other 
 decorative designs, e.g., c. litt. initial, 
 flor. "With decorated (ornamented) ini- 
 tial letters, "Blooming letters." 
 
 fiorilegium. Anthology, {cf. Eng. "Speak- 
 er's Garland.") 
 
 floruit. He flourished, or was prominent. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 fo. folio, fo. ro, folio recto; fo. vo. folio 
 verso. 
 
 folium (usually in Italian form folio). Book 
 30 cm. or more (llj^ in. high), (b) book 
 composed of sheets folded into two lea\-es 
 or four pages each. See also duodecimo. 
 (c) the running numbers indicating the 
 pages of a book. 
 
 folium (folia). Leaf. Folio (book size or 
 fold) ; — majus. Large folio ; — maxi- 
 mum. Great folio; — minus. Small 
 folio. 
 
 foil, folia. Leaves. (Rare form used by 
 Hain. Usual form, ff.) 
 
 forellus. Parchment, forel. 
 
 forte. Probably, g.g., forte Romae. "Prob- 
 ably [printed] at Rome." 
 
 fronte, in — . In the front; On the fly- 
 leaf. 
 
 g. gothici; g. ch. gothici characteres. 
 gallice. In French; French version. 
 germanice. In German; German version, 
 glossa (-ae). Manuscript note(s) ; glossae 
 
 interlin. (interlineares). Interlinear notes; 
 
 glossae marginales. marginal notes. 
 graece. In Greek; Greek version. 
 
 H 
 
 h. a. hoc anno. In this year. 
 h. 1. hoc loco. In this place. 
 h. m. huius mensis. Of this month. 
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 hebr. hebraice. In Hebrew; Hebrew ver- 
 sion. 
 hispanice. In Spanish; Spanish version. 
 
 i. e. Id est. That is. 
 
 ic, icon. Figure, engraving, c. ic. cum 
 iconibus. With engravings. 
 
 impressor (librorum). Printer. 
 
 impressus. Printed. 
 
 impressum {noun). Imprint. 
 
 in albis. blank. 
 
 in extenso. Completely, fully, entirely. 
 
 in limine. At the beginning. 
 
 in manu. on hand, in stock, available. 
 
 incipit. [It] begins. Here begins. 
 
 inc., incis. incisus. Engraved. 
 
 incl. inclus. inclusus. Included. 
 
 ind. index; — libror. prohib. index librorum 
 prohibitorum ; — ind. nom. index nominum. 
 
 index. Index, list; — contentorum. Sub- 
 ject index or table of contents; — expur- 
 gatorum (expurgatorius). List of books 
 condemned by the censor. (Usually applied 
 to the list of books prohibited by the 
 Roman Catholic church ; also termed 
 index librorum prohibitorum.) — mate- 
 riarum. Subject index or table of contents ; 
 — nominum. Index of names, name list. 
 
 indicatio errorum. List of errata. 
 
 infrequens. Scarce. 
 
 init., initial., initialis. Initial. 
 
 inscr. inscriptio, inscriptus. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 inscriptio (-ones). Inscription(s), title (s). 
 
 inscriptus. Inscribed, entitled. 
 
 insertus. Inserted. 
 
 insign. insigne. Mark, sign, device, e.g. 
 insign. typogr., insigne typographi. "Print- 
 er's mark." 
 
 integer. Entire, complete, perfect. 
 
 interpr. interpres. Translator. 
 
 interscriptus. Written between. Interlined. 
 
 introduct. introductio. Introduction. 
 
 inv., invt. invenit. He designed it. 
 
 inventu difficilis. Hard to find, scarce. 
 
 it. item. Also, the same. 
 
 1. 1. loco laudato. 
 
 la. litera. q. v. 
 
 latus. Wide. e.g., lato margine. With 
 wide margin. 
 
 lect.(t). lector (es). Reader (s). 
 
 leg. legit (legunt). He reads, they read. 
 
 libellus. Small book, pamphlet. 
 
 lib. (libr.). liber. Book. 
 
 librarius. Bookseller, keeper of a circulating 
 library; hence, librarian. Scribe, or copy- 
 ist of manuscripts. 
 
 lignus. Wood. e.g. ligno incisus {or sculp- 
 tus). Engraved on wood. 
 
 lin. linea (linia). Line. 
 
 lit.(t.) litera (littera). Letter. For styles 
 see also under character. Hain generally 
 uses the form litera with abbreviations 
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LATIN 
 
 lit. and litt. for singular and plural re- 
 spectively. Others use the preferred classi- 
 cal form littera with litt. for abbrevia- 
 tion for singular or sometimes for both 
 singular and plural. 
 
 litera(e). (littera(e)). Letter(s). literae 
 florentes. Decorated or ornamented let- 
 ters; — literae initiales. Initial letters; 
 — literae reclamantes. Catchwords. 
 
 11. libri. Books; lineae. Lines. 
 
 loco laudato. In the place indicated. 
 
 M 
 
 m. m. pr. manu mea propria. 
 
 m. pp. m. pr. manu propria. 
 
 m. pr. mensis praeteriti. 
 
 majus. Larger, folium — ; Large folio. 
 
 majusc. majusculus(-i). Large or capi- 
 tal letter(s). 
 
 male. Badly, improperly, erroneously, e.g., 
 male numeratus. Incorrectly numbered. 
 
 manu. By hand, e.g., manu adscriptus. 
 Added by hand, manuscript addition. 
 — propria, with his own hand, i.e., auto- 
 graph. 
 
 mea propria, with my own hand. 
 
 marginal, marginalia. Notes or other 
 matter in the margin. 
 
 max. maximus. Very large, largest, e.g., 
 4 max. Great quarto, very large quarto. 
 
 med., in — in medio. In the middle. 
 
 membrana. Parchment. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 menda (-ae). Fault (s), error (s). e.g., ab 
 infinitis mendis purgatus. Freed from 
 many errors. 
 
 menis. Only, nothing but, e.g., men tex- 
 tus 14 1. meri comment. 28 1. 14 lines, 
 text only; 28 lines, notes only. 
 
 minimus. Smallest, very small. In the form 
 minimo. sometimes used to indicate books 
 below 3 inches in height; i.e., from 64mo. 
 to 128mo. 
 
 minor. Small, {lit. smaller), rather small. 
 e.g., f. minus. Small folio. The term 
 minores is sometimes applied to small 
 books {i.e. below 12mo) generally. See also 
 minimus. 
 
 minusc. minusculus (-i). Small, or lower- 
 case letter (s). 
 
 missal, missalis. Relating to a missal. 
 e.g., litt. missal. Large letters like those 
 used in missals. "Canon" (48 pt.) type, 
 so-called because this sized letter was used 
 in early missals. 
 
 mp., mpp. manu propria, q.v. 
 
 mut. mut. mutatis mutandis. After making 
 necessary changes. 
 
 mutato nomine. With changed name, 
 mutato titulo. With changed title. 
 
 mutilus. Mutilated. 
 
 N 
 
 n. nomen. Name. £'.g.,n. typ. nomen typo- 
 graphy Name of the printer. 
 n. {pill. nn.). numeratus (-i). Numbered. 
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 n. (nn.) numerLis(i). Number(s). 
 
 n. n. nomen nescio. 
 
 ni. numeri. Numbers. 
 
 nigro. In black. 
 
 nihil obstat. "Nothing to prevent." Ap- 
 proved. Formula of official approval by 
 Catholic censor. 
 
 nitidus. Beautiful, clear, neat, e.g., editio 
 nitida. Handsome edition. 
 
 nom. nomen. Name. — nescio. Author un- 
 known, anonymous. 
 
 nonagesimo sexto. 96mo. A book made 
 of sheets folded into 96 leaves each. See 
 also duodecimo. 
 
 nota (ae). Note (s), mark, sign. 
 
 notatio (-ones). Mark, cipher or sign. 
 
 notitia (ae). Mark, or sign of identity, e.g., 
 notitia typographi. Printer's mark (Ham) . 
 
 numquam antea impressus. Never be- 
 fore printed. 
 
 O 
 
 obvius. Met with, obtainable, e.g., non 
 facile obvius. Not easily obtainable. 
 
 occurrens. Met with, appearing, offering 
 or presenting itself, e.g., non frequenter 
 occurrens. Infrequently offered. 
 
 oct. octavo. A book between 20 and 25 cm 
 (yj/g-QJ/g iri-) high. A book composed of 
 sheets folded into 8 leaves each. See also 
 duodecimo. 
 
 octo-decimo. 18mo. See duodecimo. 
 
 omissus. Omitted. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 omnia quae supersunt (extant). All that 
 remain. Used of "literary remains" and 
 of complete extant works of an author. 
 
 op. posth. opus posthumum. Posthumous 
 work. 
 
 opella. Small book, pamphlet, (libellus.) 
 
 opus regale. Sumptuous, magnificent work, 
 (literally "royal work"). 
 
 opusculum. Small work or volume, part 
 of a printed work. 
 
 ord. ordo (ordines). Series, order, arrange- 
 ment, e.g., ordo quarternorum. Ar- 
 rangement in quaternions ("fours"). 
 
 ordine. In series. 
 
 p., pp., pag.(pagg.). pagina(ae). Page (s), 
 leaf (leaves). Copinger uses pp. in 
 the latter sense. Most use ff. (folia) 
 in sense of "leaves" and pp. (paginae) 
 for "pages." 
 
 p. a. per annum. By the year. 
 
 p. t. praetermisso titulo. 
 
 pars (partes). Part (s), section (s). 
 
 pegit. He made, or composed it. I. D. 
 pegit. "lohn Day pegit." "John Day 
 made it." 
 
 plagula (ae). Sheet (s) [of paper]. 
 
 piano, in — . in sheets. Sometimes used of 
 unfolded prints, maps, broadsides, etc. 
 
 pleno titulo. See titulo. 
 
 plur. plurimus. Many, e.g., cum tabb. plu. 
 With many tables. 
 
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LATIN 
 
 post. After, subsequent to. e.g., post 
 1470. Later than 1470. 
 
 post, posterior. Later. e.g., ed. post. 
 Second, or later, edition. 
 
 ppt.. praeparatus. Prepared, provided. 
 
 pr. primus, principium. 
 
 praeced. praecedens. Preceding. e.g., 
 praeced. index. Index preceding, prae- 
 ced. pr. p. tab. Table (or plate) preced- 
 ing first page. 
 
 praef. (praefat). praefatio. Preface, pro- 
 logue. 
 
 praemissus. Put before, preliminary, e.g., 
 praemissa sunt 4fE in quorum pr. hie 
 tit. "There are 4 preliminary leaves on 
 the first of which is this title." 
 
 praestans. Remarkable, excellent, super- 
 ior. 
 
 praetermisso titulo. omitting the title. 
 
 pret. pretium. Price. 
 
 pretiosus. Costly. 
 
 primus. First, e.g., 42 ff. cum primo albo. 
 42 folios, the first blank. 
 
 principiiun. Beginning. in principio. 
 In the beginning, at the top. 
 
 prohemium. See prooemium. 
 
 prolog, prologium (prologus). Prologue, 
 preface, introduction. 
 
 prooem. prooemium. 
 
 prooemium (prohemium). Introduction, 
 preface, proem. 
 
 punctus. Wormeaten. 
 
 purgatus. Freed from errors, corrected. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 Q 
 
 q. s. quid (quae) supra. The thing (s) 
 noted above. 
 
 qm. quondam. Formerly. (Used after 
 changed title, name of author or firm 
 name.) 
 
 quad, (quadrat), quadratus. Square, rec- 
 tangular. 
 
 quadragesimo-octavo. 48mo. See also duo- 
 decimo. 
 
 quae supersunt. See omnia quae super- 
 sunt. 
 
 quarto. A book between 9% and ll'^'s in. 
 (26-30 cm.) high. See also duodecimo. 
 
 quatern. quaternio. 
 
 quaternio (-ones). (a) Section of four 
 sheets each folded once {i.e., 4 sheets, 8 
 leaves, or 16 pp.). A book made up of 
 these sections is "in quaternions" or "in 
 4's." (4ns). (b) Webster defines qua- 
 ternion as "A sheet of paper folded twice; 
 also, a quire of 4 sheets thus folded." 
 (a) is the customary bibliographic mean- 
 ing. 
 
 quintern. quinternio (-ones). Section 
 of h\'e sheets each folded once, {i.e., 
 5 sheets, 10 leaves, or 20 pp.). "In quin- 
 ternions" or "in 5's." (5ns). Cf. quaternio. 
 
 R 
 
 r. regalis. e.g., f. r. folium regale. 
 r. ch. romani characteres. 
 
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 r. r. reservatis reservandis. With due 
 allowances. 
 
 rabb. ch. rabbinici characteres. 
 
 rabbinicus. rabbinical (Hebrew), litterae 
 rabbinicae. Rabbinical letters. 
 
 rar. rarus. 
 
 rarescit. It is rare. 
 
 rarior. Rather rare. 
 
 rarissime. Very rarely. 
 
 rarissimus. Very rare. 
 
 raritas. Rarity, e.g., immensae raritatis. 
 Of great rarity. 
 
 rarus. Rare. 
 
 recognitus. Reviewed, revised. Cura re- 
 cognitus. Revised with care. 
 
 red. redditus. Translated, repeated, de- 
 livered. 
 
 registr. registrum (-a). Alphabetical table 
 of contents, etc. Register. 
 
 rel., reliq. reliqua. The remainder, the 
 rest. "Literary remains." 
 
 repert. repertorium. Catalogue, system- 
 atically arranged list or summary. 
 
 retro. On the back, backward, "above" 
 (vide retro, "See above"). 
 
 rr. rarissime, rarissimus. 
 
 rub. ruber. Red. 
 
 rubro. In red. (From ruber, "Red") e.g., 
 Insign. typogr. rubr. Red device of 
 printer. rubro et nigro impressus. 
 Printed in black and red. 
 
 rubrum. Colophon ( Uncommon). 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 rud. rudis. Crude, clumsy. See charac- 
 ter, 
 rudior. Rather crude or clumsy. 
 
 s. sequens, signatura. 
 
 s. sine. S. c. sine custodibus; s. pp. n. 
 
 sine paginis numeratis; s. s. sine signa- 
 
 turis. 
 s. e. e. 0. Salvo errore et omissione. Errors 
 
 and omissions excepted. Used also in 
 
 plural form, 
 s. s. n. Signato suo nomine. Signed with his 
 
 own name. 
 saec. saeculum (a). Century (-ies). 
 scriptor (-es). Author (s), writer (s). 
 sculpt, sculptus. Engraved, 
 scutum impressoris. Printer's armorial 
 
 device. 
 sedecimo (sexto decimo.) 16mo. A hook 
 
 between oj^ and GJ-^in. {\b-\l}/2 cm.) high 
 
 or composed of sections of 16 leaves each. 
 
 See duodecimo, 
 semig. semigothicus (-i). Semi-Gothic. 
 
 Applied to a type with modified Gothic 
 
 characteristics. 
 septuagesimo-secundo. 72mo. Book of sec- 
 tions of 72 leaves each . See also duodecimo, 
 seq., sq., sequ. Sequitur. It follows. 
 seq., sequ., sequen. Sequens, sequentia. 
 
 Following, 
 sextern. sexternio (-nes) . Section of six 
 
 sheets each folded once. Cf. quaternio. 
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 sexagesimo-quarto. 64mo. See also duo- 
 decimo. 
 
 sic. "Thus." Indicates exact spelling, etc., 
 of original, particularly when original is 
 erroneous. 
 
 siglae. Abbreviations or contractions of 
 words or syllables, particularly in manu- 
 scripts and incunabula. e.g., Nr for 
 noster; Dns, for Dominus, etc. 
 
 sine. Without; — custodibus. Without 
 catchwords; — menda {plu. mendis). 
 Without a fault (or faults), perfect; — 
 nota (cr notis (plu.) ). Without place 
 date, or name of printer ;^ — ^paginis num- 
 eratis. Without page numbers. 
 
 situ, in — . In its proper place or position. 
 
 ss. scriptores. Writers, authors. 
 
 ss. Semis. Half. 
 
 subjunct. subjunctus. Appended, added to. 
 
 subscr. (subscript.), subscriptio (-ones). 
 Signature (s), superscription (s). 
 
 subseq. subsequens. Following, subsequent. 
 
 sup. superior. Upper, e.g., sup. marg. 
 Upper margin. 
 
 superiibros (superexlibris). "Owner's 
 coats of arms impressed in gold upon the 
 book's sides." Mark of ownership on cover 
 of book, usually stamped or gilt device. 
 
 T 
 
 t. titulus. Title. 
 
 t. (tom.). tomus. Volume. 
 
 t. p. titulo pleno. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 t.t. titulo toto. 
 
 tab. tabula. Table; — alphabetica. Al- 
 phabetical table; — quaestionum. List 
 of questions. 
 
 term, terminat. Ends. e.g., term. lib. 
 Septimus. "End of book 7." 
 
 tern. ternio (-ones). Section of three 
 sheets each folded once. Cf. quaternio. 
 
 testamur. Testimonial [usually unofficial 
 to the value of a work. 
 
 titulus in extenso. Full title. 
 
 titulo pleno. With full title, i.e., with all the 
 titles of honor of the author, subject of a 
 biography, etc. Sometimes less correctly 
 used in place of titulo toto. 
 
 titulo toto. With full title, i.e., Complete 
 title of book given. 
 
 tli. tituli pi. of titulus. 
 
 tract. Tractatus. Treatise, tract. 
 
 translatus. Translated. 
 
 trib. tribus. (Abl. of tres. "three")- «•£-, 
 in trib. lin. In three lines. 
 
 trigesimo-secundo. 32mo. A book between 
 4 and 5 in. (10-12^ cm.) high or composed 
 of sections of 32 leaves each. See also duo- 
 decimo. 
 
 trigesimo-sexto. 36mo. A book composed of 
 sections of 36 leaves each. See also duo- 
 decimo. 
 
 typ., typogr. typographus. Printer. 
 
 typus (-1). Type (s), letter (s), character (s). 
 typi tornatissimi. Ornamental or deco- 
 rated letters (literae florentes). 
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 u 
 
 u. i. (inf.) ut (ubi) infra. As below. In the 
 book or passage cited below. 
 
 ubi supra. Above. In the work or pas- 
 sage cited above. 
 
 ult. ultimus. The last. At the end. 
 
 unicus. Unique, sole. 
 
 V. verte. 
 
 V. e. vide etiam. See also. 
 
 V. 1. varia lectio. A different reading. 
 
 vacat. Is blank, e.g., f. 80 vacat. Folio 
 80 blank. 
 
 vacuus. Blank. 
 
 vademecum. Small handbook. 
 
 vba. verba. Words. 
 
 vera effigies. True likeness, fac-simile. 
 
 vero. Truly, certainly, e.g., vero omissae 
 sunt. They have certainly been omitted.' 
 
 versio (-ones). Version (s). 
 
 verte. Turn over. 
 
 vetustus. Old, ancient, e.g., g. ch. ve- 
 tusti. Ancient Gothic characters. 
 
 vie. (viz.) videlicet. Namely. 
 
 vid. videtur. It seems, probably, e.g., 
 Venetiis ut vid. Probably [printed] at 
 Venice. 
 
 vigesimo-quarto. 24mo. A book between 
 5 and 5>8 in. (123^-15cm.) high or com- 
 posed of sections of 24 leaves each. See 
 also duodecimo. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 vivum, ad — . From life, e.g., ad vivum 
 
 del. Drawn from life, 
 vulgo. Commonly, generally, e.g., Schwarz- 
 
 erd, vulgo Melancthon. Schwarzerd, 
 
 commonly called Melancthon. 
 
 xyl. xylographicus, xylographum (-a). 
 
 xylographum.(a). Early wood-cut(s), block- 
 book (s), xylograph (s). 
 
 xylographicus. Pertaining to wood- 
 engraving, e.g., c. figg. xyl. With wood- 
 cuts. 
 
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SPANISH 
 
 a plana y renglon or a plana renglon. copied 
 word for word. 
 
 a la rustica or en rustica or cosido. (bb.) 
 stitched. 
 
 abrir las hojas. to cut the pages. 
 
 acaba de publicarse. (bo.) now published. 
 
 academias, trabajos de. society publica- 
 tions. 
 
 actas. proceedings. 
 
 adorno tipografico. typographical ornament. 
 
 agregado or anadido. (pr.) new matter. 
 
 agua fuerte or grabado al agua fuerte. (e.) 
 etching. 
 
 aguatinta. (e.) aquatint. 
 
 album de recortes. scrapbook. 
 
 alzado. (bb.) gathering. 
 
 anadido. See agregado. 
 
 anales. annals. 
 
 anaquel para tipos. (pr.) letter board. 
 
 ano de imprenta. imprint date. 
 
 anteport. anteportada. 
 
 anteportada. page with half title. 
 
 aparte. separately. 
 
 apostill. apostillado. 
 
 apostillado. with marginal notes. 
 
 aprob. aprobacion. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 aprobacion. approbation, 
 aviso, advertisement, 
 
 B 
 
 bala de papal, ten reams. 
 
 balada. ballad. 
 
 baraja. a pack of playing cards. 
 
 barniz blando. (e.) soft etching ground. 
 
 barniz de grabadores. (e.) etching ground. 
 
 bastardillas. See letras bastardillas. 
 
 bien conservado or en buen estado. (bo.) in 
 
 good condition. 
 bigote. (pr.) short rule, dash rule. 
 bimestral. bi-monthly, 
 bianco (pr.). first form. 
 bocaran. (bb.) buckram. 
 borrado. canceled, 
 bramante or cuerda. (pr.) page-cord. 
 broche para cerrar un libro. (bb.) clasp. 
 brunidor. (bb.) burnisher. 
 
 C 
 
 cabezada de libro. (bb.) headband. 
 
 caja. (bb.) case. 
 
 caja alta. (pr.) upper case. 
 
 caja baja. (pr.) lower case. 
 
 caja de letras. (pr.) type case. 
 
 cajetin. (pr.) section of a type case. 
 
 cajista. (pr.) compositor. 
 
 cajista de libros. (pr.) book compositor. 
 
 canto inferior de un libro. (bb.) tail, lower 
 
 edge, 
 cantonera. (bb.) corner of a book. 
 
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SPANISH 
 
 cantos cincelados. (bb.) tooled edges. 
 cantos encamados or cantos rojos. (bb.) 
 
 red edges. 
 cantos jaspeados. (bb.) marble edges, 
 cantos sin cortar. (bb.) rough edges. 
 capitulo. chapter. 
 
 caracter or letra. (pr.) character, letter. 
 caratula or portada. title-page. 
 carnero. (pr.) hell, i.e., a receptacle for 
 
 broken types. 
 carta, letter. 
 cartel, poster, placard. 
 cartel de comedia. play bill. 
 cartera. portfolio. 
 
 cartibana or escartibana or una. (bb.) guard. 
 carton fuerte. pasteboard. 
 centon. cento. 
 cob. cobre. 
 
 cobre. See grabado en cobre. 
 colaborador. joint author. 
 colacion. collation. 
 colacionar or comparar. to collate. 
 colector de libros. book-collector. 
 coma, comma. 
 
 comenzar igual. (pr.) to commence even. 
 comercio de libros. booktrade. 
 comido por el come j en. wormholed. 
 comision, en or condicionalmente. (bo.) on 
 
 approval. 
 comparar. See colacionar. 
 compartimiento. (bb.) panel. 
 compilador. compiler. 
 componedor. (pr.) composing stick. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 composicion or forma, (pr.) composition, 
 
 form. 
 composicion espaciada. (pr.) spaced com- 
 position. 
 composicion regleteada. (pr.) interlined 
 
 composition, leaded matter. 
 composicion solida. (pr.) close matter, 
 compuesto or hecho. edited, prepared. 
 con notas explicativas. with explanatory 
 
 notes. 
 condicionalmente. See comision, en. 
 contenido. contents. 
 continuara, continued. 
 cordeles de lomo de un libro or nervios. (bb.) 
 
 bands. 
 corondel or raya de columna. (pr.) column 
 
 rule. 
 corondeles. pi. (pa.) wiremarks. 
 correccion de pruebas. proof reading, 
 corrector de pruebas. proof reader. 
 corregido. revised. 
 corta-papeles. paper-knife. 
 cosido. (bb.) stitched. 
 cosido entero. (bb.) stitched uncut. 
 cotidiano or diario. daily. 
 cruz. (pr.) dagger. 
 cuad. cuaderno. 
 cuaderno. composition book, 
 cuadrado. (pr.) quadrat. 
 cubierta deteriorada. worn binding. 
 cubierta original, publisher's cover, 
 cuenta del autor, por. (bo.) at the author's 
 
 expense, privately published. 
 
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SPANISH 
 
 cuento. tale. 
 
 cuerda or bramante. (pr.) page-cord. 
 
 cuero or piel. leather. 
 
 cuero de Moscovia or cuero de Rusia. Russia 
 
 leather. 
 cuerpo del tipo. (pr.) shank, body of a type. 
 
 D 
 
 derechos de autor or propiedad literaria. 
 
 copyright. 
 desencuadernado. binding lost. 
 devocionario. prayerbook. 
 diario or periodico. newspaper. 
 diccionario. dictionary. 
 directorio or anuario. directory. 
 disertacion. dissertation. 
 div. fol. diversa foliacion. 
 diversa foliacion. various pagings. 
 division or guion. hyphen, 
 dorso or lomo. (bb.) back. 
 dos puntos. colon. 
 duplicado. (pr.) double, i.e., matter set up a 
 
 second time by mistake. 
 
 e. del. i. escudete del impresor. 
 
 edicion apocrifa or edicion fraudulenta. an 
 
 edition in every way unchanged except 
 
 for the title-page. 
 edicion barata. cheap edition. 
 ejemplar regalado. presentation copy. 
 en buen estado. (bo.) in good condition. 
 en prensa. in the press. 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 en publicacion. current. 
 
 en rustica. See a la rustica. 
 
 encabezamiento. heading. 
 
 encabezamiento de carta, letter head. 
 
 encordelar. (bb.) to tie in. 
 
 encuadernacion, taller de. bookbindery. 
 
 encuademacion entera or pasta entera. (bb.) 
 full binding. 
 
 encuadernacion de lujo or encuadernacion a 
 la real, (bb.) sumptuous binding. 
 
 encuadernador. bookbinder. 
 
 encuadrar con reglas. (pr.) to box in. 
 
 enhilar. to file. 
 
 enlomado. (bb.) backing. 
 
 ensuciar. to soil. 
 
 entrada, papeleta de. card of admission. 
 
 entrega or fasciculo. part, fascicle. 
 
 err. errata. 
 
 errata tipografica or falta tipografica. mis- 
 print. 
 
 esbozo. See esquicio. 
 
 escartibana or cartibana or una. (bb.) guard. 
 
 escritor or autor. author. 
 
 escritura. writing. 
 
 escudete del impresor. printer's scutcheon. 
 
 espacio. (pr.) space. 
 
 esquicio or esbozo. sketch, rough draught. 
 
 estampa en colores. color-print. 
 
 estampa de humo ormedia tinta. (e.) mezzo- 
 tint. 
 
 estampa en madera. (e.) woodcut. 
 
 estampadura en seco or fileteado en seco. 
 (bb.) blind tooling. 
 
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 estampador or impresor. printer. 
 etiqueta. (bb.) lettering piece, label. 
 expurgado. expurgated. 
 
 f. foja. 
 
 falsa portada. See frontis, falso. 
 
 falso frontis. See frontis, falso. 
 
 falta la portada or falta de portada. title-page 
 lacking. 
 
 falta tipografica. See errata tipografica. 
 
 fe de erratas. list of errata. 
 
 feria de libros. (bo.) book-fair. 
 
 fileteado. filleted. 
 
 fileteado en oro. (bb.) gold tooling. 
 
 fileteado en seco or estampadura en seco. 
 (bb.) blind tooling. 
 
 firma or signatura. (b.) signature. 
 
 firma con asterisco. (b.) signature with 
 an asterisk. 
 
 floron. (b.) vignette. 
 
 foja or hoja. leaf. 
 
 forma or composicion. (pr.) form, compo- 
 sition. 
 
 fornitura. (pr.) furniture. 
 
 fraile. (pr.) friar, i.e., any part of a page 
 which has not received the ink. 
 
 frasqueta. (pr.) frisket. 
 
 frontis, falso or falsa portada. half title. 
 
 G 
 
 galera. (pr.) galley. 
 galerada. (pr.) galley proof. 
 
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 grabado al agua fuerte. (e.) etching, 
 grabado al buril. (e.) line engraving. 
 grabado en cobre. (e.) copper plate en- 
 graving, 
 grabado crible. (e.) dotted print. 
 grabado a puntos. (e.) stipple engraving. 
 grabado a tres colores. three-color print. 
 grabador. engraver. 
 guarda. fly-leaf, end-paper. 
 guia de f errocarriles or itinerario. time-table. 
 guion or division, hyphen. 
 
 H 
 
 h. en. b. hoja en bianco. 
 
 ha dejado de publicarse. discontinued. 
 
 hebdomadario or semanal. weekly. 
 
 hecho or compuesto. edited, prepared. 
 
 hierros pequenos. (bb.) small tools. 
 
 hilera. row, file. 
 
 hoja en bianco, blank leaf. 
 
 hoja doblada. dog's ear. 
 
 hoja intercalada. (b.) interleaf. 
 
 hoja volante. (bb.) fly-sheet. 
 
 hojas de autor. pi. (bo.) advance sheets. 
 
 hojas preliminares. pi. (b.) preliminary 
 
 leaves. 
 hojas sin cortar. uncut leaves. 
 hojear un libro. turn over the leaves of a 
 
 book. 
 hombro. (pr.) shoulder of a type. 
 
 I 
 
 imp. impreso. 
 
 imponer. (pr.) to make up. 
 
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 impr. imprenta. 
 
 imprenta a claroscuro. (e.) chiaroscuro. 
 
 impresion de relieve, anastatic print. 
 
 impreso por un lado. printed on one side. 
 
 impreso en rojo. rubricated. 
 
 impresor or estampador. printer. 
 
 impresor de trabajos menudos. job-printer. 
 
 intercal. intercalado. 
 
 intercalado. inserted, interpolated. 
 
 interlinea or regleta. (pr.) lead. 
 
 interlineado. (pr.) leaded. 
 
 itinerario or guia de ferrocarriles. time-table. 
 
 J 
 
 jeroglificos. hieroglyphics. 
 justificacion. (pr.) justification. 
 juventud, literatura para la. juvenile litera- 
 ture. 
 
 1. letra. 
 
 l.g. letra gotica. 
 
 lector, reader. 
 
 letra or caracter. (pr.) letter, character, type. 
 
 letra de adorno or letra de capricho or letra 
 
 florida. (pr.) fancy letter, 
 letra de capricho. See letra de adorno. 
 letra descendente. (pr.) tail-type. 
 letra florida. See letra de adorno. 
 letra inicial. (pr.) initial. 
 letra machucada. (pr.) battered letter. 
 letra mayuscula. (pr.) capital letter. 
 letra minuscula. (pr.) small letter. 
 
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 letra montante. (pr.) kerned letter. 
 letra revuelta or letra empastelada. (pr.) 
 
 turned letter, 
 letra de tortis. (pr.) black letter, gothic 
 
 letter. 
 letra usual, (pr.) body type, 
 letras bastardillas or letras cursivas or letras 
 italianas or letras venecianas. (pr.) 
 
 italics. 
 letras cursivas. See letras bastardillas. 
 letras italianas. See letras bastardillas. 
 letras monacales. (pr.) monk's letters, 
 letras negras. (pr.) bold faced types, 
 letras venecianas. See letras bastardillas. 
 letras voladas or letras superiores. (pr.) 
 
 superiors. 
 libelo. libel. 
 librero-editor. publisher. 
 libro auxiliar or libro de referenda, reference 
 
 book. 
 libro en bianco, blank book. 
 libro de horas. book of hours. 
 libro de laminas. picture book. 
 libro de lance. See libro de segunda mano. 
 libro a Have, a book in which the proper 
 
 names of persons or localities are dis- 
 guised by the author. 
 libro en papel. unbound book. 
 libro en rama. book in sheets, book in quires, 
 libro de referenda. Sec libro auxiliar. 
 libro de segunda mano or libro usado or libro 
 
 de lance, (bo.) secondhand book. 
 libro xilografico. blockbook. 
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 lie. licencia. 
 
 licencia. permission, license. 
 
 linea del pie de la pagina. bottom line. 
 
 linea de puntos. dotted rule. 
 
 linea de reclame, direction line. 
 
 lingote. (pr.) slug. 
 
 listo para ponerle en prensa or puede im- 
 
 primirse. (pr.) for press. 
 Uamadas. pi. (pr.) reference marks. 
 llamado. called. 
 lomo hueco. (bb.) loose back. 
 lomo de resorte. (bb.) spring back. 
 lomo rigido. (bb.) tight back. 
 lugar, sin. no place. 
 lugar de edicion. place of publication, 
 lugar de imprenta. place of printing. 
 
 M 
 
 maculatura. (pr.) waste sheet. 
 
 mad. madera. 
 
 madera. wood. 
 
 mano de papel. (pa.) quire. 
 
 mapa geografico or carta geografica. map. 
 
 mapamundi. map of the world. 
 
 maquina de alimentacion. (pr.) feeding 
 machine. 
 
 maquina para componer las letras. (pr.) com- 
 posing machine. 
 
 maquina de copiar. copying machine. 
 
 marca de agua. (pa.) water-mark. 
 
 marca del impresor. printer's mark. 
 
 marcador. book-mark. 
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 margen ancha. wide margin. 
 
 materia muerta. (pr.) dead matter, 
 
 media caiia. (bb.) fore-edge. 
 
 media tinta or mezzo tinto or estampa de 
 
 humo. (e.) mezzotint. 
 memoria. report. 
 memorias. pi. memoirs. 
 mensual. monthly. 
 mere, de libr. mercader de libros. 
 mercader de libros. bookseller. 
 mezzo tinto. See media tinta. 
 minutas de un cuerpo deliberante. minutes 
 
 of a meeting. 
 misal. missal. 
 mohoso. mouldy. 
 muestras, primeras. (pr.) first proof. 
 
 N 
 
 nervios or cordeles de lomo de un libro. (bb.) 
 
 bands, 
 nervios falsos. (bb.) false bands, 
 no cortado. (b.) uncut. 
 no se ha puesto a la venta or no se vende. 
 
 (bo.) not for sale. 
 no se vende. See no se ha puesto a la venta. 
 nombre compuesto. compound name, 
 nota al pie. foot-note. 
 no vela, novel. 
 
 O 
 
 obra coronada or obra premiada. prize- 
 essay. 
 obra premiada. See obra coronada. 
 
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 obras completas. collected works. 
 obras escogidas. selected works. 
 obras postumas. posthumous works. 
 olvido. (pr.) out, i.e., omission of a word 
 
 or phrase by the compositor. 
 orl. orlado. 
 
 orlado. (pr.) framed, boxed in. 
 orlar or encuadrar con reglas. (pr.) box in. 
 
 p. ej. por ejemplo. 
 
 p. en b. pagina en bianco. 
 
 pagina impar. (b.) odd page, recto. 
 
 pagina par. (b.) even page, verso. 
 
 paginacidn continua. (b.) continuous pag- 
 ination. 
 
 pal. palabra. 
 
 palabra. word. 
 
 pap. papel. 
 
 papel de algodon. cotton paper. 
 
 papel de calcar. tracing paper. 
 
 papel pautado or papel reglado or papel 
 rayado. ruled paper. 
 
 papel secante. blotting paper. 
 
 papel de seda or papel de culebrilla. tissue 
 paper. 
 
 papel sellado. stamped paper. 
 
 papel trabajado a mano. hand made paper. 
 
 papeleta de entrada. card of admission. 
 
 parentesis angulares. (b.) pi. brackets. 
 
 parrafo nuevo. paragraph. 
 
 pasta entera or encuadernacion entera. full 
 binding. 
 
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 pastel, (pr.) pie, i.e., mixed type. 
 
 pautado or reglado or rayado. ruled. 
 
 pegado. mounted. 
 
 percalina. book muslin. 
 
 perdido. missing. 
 
 pergamino. parchment. 
 
 periodico or diario. newspaper. 
 
 pesofuerte. dollar. 
 
 pf. peso fuerte. 
 
 pie de imprenta. imprint. 
 
 pie de mosca. (pr.) reference sign. 
 
 pie de una pagina. bottom of a page. 
 
 piel de cabra. goatskin. 
 
 piel de carnero. sheepskin. 
 
 piel de cerdo. pigskin. 
 
 piel de zapa or chagren. (bb.) shagreen. 
 
 piel de zorra. (bb.) fox-skin. 
 
 plancha de componedor. (pr.) composing 
 board. 
 
 plana or pagina. page. 
 
 plana y renglon, a. copied word for word. 
 
 pno. pergamino. 
 
 polilla. bookworm. 
 
 por cuenta del autor. at the author's ex- 
 pense. 
 
 por ejemplo. for instance. 
 
 portada, falsa. See frontis, falso. 
 
 prec. precioso. 
 
 precio de catalogo. published prize, list price. 
 
 precioso. precious. 
 
 premiado or coronado. awarded a prize. 
 
 prensa. press. 
 
 prensa, en. in the press. 
 
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 prensa de cilindro. (pr.) revolving press. 
 
 prensa de dorar. (bb.) gilding press. 
 
 prensa de mano. (pr.) hand-press. 
 
 pro. proemio. 
 
 proemio. introduction. 
 
 prol. proiogo. 
 
 prueba antes de la letra or prueba de artista. 
 
 (e.) proof before letters. 
 prueba sacada con escobilla. brush proof. 
 pruebas. pi. proof sheets. 
 publicado. published. 
 puede imprimirse. (pr.) See listo para 
 
 ponerle en prensa. 
 punta seca. (e.) dry point. 
 puntizones. (pa.) waterlines. 
 punto de admiracion. exclamation point. 
 punto y coma, semicolon. 
 punto de interrogacion. interrogation point. 
 punzon. (pr.) bodkin. 
 
 que se llama, calling himself. 
 quincenal or bimensual. semi-monthly 
 
 r. y n. rojo y negro. 
 
 rama. (pr.) chase. 
 
 rasgo de pluma. dash. 
 
 raya de columna or corondel. (pr.) column 
 
 rule. 
 raya de luto. (pr.) mourning border. 
 reclamo. (b.) catchword. 
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 recogido por orden del gobierno 6 tribunal 
 para impedir la circulacion 6 publica- 
 cion. suppressed. 
 
 recop. recopilacion. 
 
 recopilacion. compendium, summary. 
 
 recorte de periodico. newspaper clipping. 
 
 recortes, album de. scrapbook. 
 
 red. redondo, redonda. 
 
 redondo. round. 
 
 reencuademar. rebind. 
 
 regleta. (pr.) composing rule, setting rule. 
 
 reimp. reimpresion, reimpreso. 
 
 reimpresion, reprint. 
 
 reimpreso. reprinted. 
 
 remate de libros. book auction. 
 
 remendado. (bb.) repaired. 
 
 remiendo, trabajos de. job printing. 
 
 renglon or linea. line. 
 
 repintar. (pr.) to set off, to double. 
 
 resma. (pa.) ream. 
 
 retiracion. (pr.) second form. 
 
 revista. review, magazine. 
 
 revista or segunda prueba. (pr.) second 
 proof. 
 
 rojo y negro, printed in red and black. 
 
 rotulado. (bb.) labeled. 
 
 nistica, a la or cosido. stitched. 
 
 s. siglo. 
 
 sangrar. (pr.) to indent. 
 Sangria, (pr.) indentation, 
 satinacion. (pa.) calendering. 
 
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 semanal or hebdomadario. weekly. 
 
 seudonimo. pseudonym. 
 
 signo de correccion. (pr.) mark of correction. 
 
 silaba. syllable. 
 
 sin contar. (bo.) by the lot. 
 
 sin rayar. unruled. 
 
 sototitulo. (b.) subtitle. 
 
 subrayado. n. underscoring, underlining. 
 
 subrayado. adj. underscored, underlined. 
 
 sumario. summary. 
 
 suscripcion. subscription. 
 
 suscriptor. subscriber. 
 
 tabla de nombres. index of names, 
 
 taller de encuademacion. bindery. 
 
 tambien con el titulo. also under the title. 
 
 tapas de madera. (bb.) wooden boards. 
 
 tejuelo or tejuelito. (bb.) lettering piece. 
 
 tela para velas. (bb.) duck. 
 
 telar. (bb.) sewing board. 
 
 timbramiento or timbrado. stamping. 
 
 tinta. ink. 
 
 tinta de imprenta. printer's ink. 
 
 tipo. type. 
 
 tipos delgados or tipos de poco cuerpo. 
 
 (pr.) lightfaced types. 
 tir. tirado. 
 tirado. printed, 
 tit. titulo. 
 titulado. entitled. 
 titulo, title. 
 titulo del encuademador. binder's title. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 titulo general, collective title. 
 
 titulo de pagina or linea de cabeza or titulo 
 con palabras. headline, live heading, 
 running title. 
 
 todo publicado. no more published. 
 
 tomo de varias or coleccion ficticia. pamph- 
 let volume. 
 
 trabajos. transactions. 
 
 traductor. translator. 
 
 trimestral. quarterly. 
 
 V. 
 
 V. (v°.) verso. 
 
 V. en b. verso en bianco. 
 
 vendedor de libros usados. secondhand 
 
 bookseller. 
 versal or letra mayuscula. (pr.) capital 
 
 letter. 
 versalitas. pi. (pr.) small capitals, 
 version or traduccion. translation, 
 verso en bianco, (b.) verso blank, 
 vifieta or floron. vignette, headpiece. 
 virgulillas or comillas. quotation marks. 
 vitela. (bb.) calf. 
 
 Z 
 
 zarzuela. musical comedy. 
 
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 adresskalender. directory. 
 
 afd. afdelning. 
 
 afdelning. section. 
 
 afdrag, forsta. (e.) plain print. 
 
 afdrag af forradssattning. (pr.) galley proof. 
 
 afdrag med text, (e.) proof with letters. 
 
 afdrag utan text, (e.) proof before letters. 
 
 afh. afhandling. 
 
 afhandling. dissertation, paper, treatise. 
 
 afskuren. (bb.) cut down. 
 
 afskuren, kort. (bb.) cropped. 
 
 afven under titel or ocksa under titel. (b.) 
 also under the title. 
 
 al. (pr.) bodkin. 
 
 allt utgifvet. (b.) no more published. 
 
 anfangsvignet. (b.) headpiece. 
 
 anforingstecken or citationstecken. quota- 
 tion marks. 
 
 anmarkare or utlaggare or kommentator. 
 annotator, commentator. 
 
 anslag or plakat. poster, placard. 
 
 &r. year. 
 
 arbeten, samlade. collected works. 
 
 irgang, Idpande. (b.) current publication. 
 
 ark, r entry ckt or prof ark. (bp.) advance sheet. 
 
 arkfoljd or laggens ordning. (bb.) gather- 
 ing. 
 
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 &rlig. annual, yearly. 
 
 arsbocker. pi. annals. 
 
 irsredogorelse or arsberattelse. annual re- 
 port. 
 
 arstryck or pliktexemplar. (b.) deposit 
 copies, i.e., copies which the printers 
 are by law obliged to send to certain 
 libraries. 
 
 B 
 
 bal af papper. ten reams. 
 
 begynnelsebokstaf. (pr.) initial. 
 
 belagdt med kvarstad or beslagtagen. 
 
 suppressed. 
 berattelse or redogorelse. report. 
 beslagtagen. See belagdt med kvarstad. 
 bilderbok. picture-book for children.. 
 bind, hoga or upphojda bind, (bb.) raised 
 
 bands. 
 binda in. to bind, 
 bindestreck. hyphen. 
 bjuda pa en bok. (bo.) bid on a book. 
 black, ink. t 
 
 blindsida. (b.) blind sheet. 
 blindstamplar. pi. See blindtryck. 
 blindtryck, or med blindstamplar. (bb.) 
 
 blind tooling. 
 bok, ohaftad. See bok i exemplar, 
 bok i exemplar or ohaftad bok. (bo.) book 
 
 in sheets, book .in quires. 
 bok papper. (pa.) quire, 
 bokagarmarke. (b.) bookplate, ex libris. 
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 bokanmalan. (bo.) booksellers' announce- 
 ment of new books. 
 
 bokauktion. book-auction. 
 
 bokbindare. bookbinder. 
 
 bokhandelspris or bokladspris, (bo.) pub- 
 lished price, list price. 
 
 bokladspris. See bokhandelspris. 
 
 boklista or katalog. catalogue. 
 
 bokmal. bookworm. 
 
 bokmarknad. (bo.) book-market. 
 
 bokrygg. back of a book. 
 
 bokryggs forfardigande. (bb.) backing. 
 
 boksnitt. See snitt. 
 
 bokspanne orknappe. book-clasp. 
 
 bokstaf. (pr.) character, letter. 
 
 bokstaf, skadad or trasig bokstaf. (pr.) 
 battered letter. 
 
 bokstaf, stor or versa! or majuskel. (pr.) 
 capital letter. 
 
 bokstaf, upp- och nedvand. (pr.) turned 
 letter. 
 
 bokstaf, utsirad. (pr.) fancy letter. 
 
 bokstafsfoljd. alphabetical order. 
 
 bokstafstil or stil or typ. (pr.) type. 
 
 boktryck. (pr.) bookwork. 
 
 boktryckare. printer. 
 
 boktryckargosse. (pr.) printer's devil. 
 
 boktryckarkonst. art of printing. 
 
 bonbok. prayer-book. 
 
 bbrjautan indrag. (pr.) commence even. 
 
 bred. wide. 
 
 bref. letter. 
 
 brefhufvud. letter-head. 
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 brefvexling. correspondence, 
 broschyr. pamphlet, 
 buringravyr. line engraving. 
 bryta om. (pr.) to make up. 
 byte, exchange. 
 
 C 
 
 ciseleradt snitt. (bb.) tooled edges. 
 citationstecken or anforingstecken. quota- 
 tion marks. 
 
 daglig. daily. 
 
 dod kolumntitel. (pr.) page number, dead 
 
 heading. 
 dubblett or duplikat. duplicate, 
 duplikat. See dubblett. 
 
 £ 
 
 efterlemnade skrifter. posthumous works, 
 efterskrift or post scriptum. postscript. 
 eftertryck. (b.) unauthorized reprint. 
 ej afskuren. uncut, 
 etsgrund. (e.) etching ground. 
 ettbladstryck. (b.) broadside. 
 
 fals. (bb.) guard. 
 falsa, (bb.) to fold. 
 falsben. (bb.) folding stick. 
 firskinn. (bb.) sheepskin, 
 farskinn, brunt or basan. (bb.) basil, 
 felfritt exemplar, (bo.) perfect copy. 
 
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 fet stil. (pr.) blackfaced type, boldfaced 
 type. 
 
 fickformat. pocket edition. 
 
 fileter i guldtryck. gilt fillets. 
 
 fjaderrygg. (bb.) spring back. 
 
 flygblad or stroskrift (b.) fly-sheet. 
 
 flygskrift or broschyr. (b.) pamphlet. 
 
 fodr. fodral. 
 
 fodral. case. 
 
 forbattr. forbattrad. 
 
 forbattrad. improved. 
 
 foreg. foregaende. 
 
 foregaende. preceding, earlier. 
 
 foretal. (b.) preface. 
 
 forgyld. (bb.) gilt. 
 
 forhandlingar. proceedings. 
 
 forlag, pa eget. (bo.) privately published. 
 
 forlaggare or forlagsbokhandlare. (bo.) pub- 
 lisher. 
 
 forlagsratt. copyright. 
 
 formram.(pr.) chase. 
 
 forradssattning, afdrag af. (pr.) galley proof. 
 
 forsattsblad or forsattspapper. (b.) fly-leaf. 
 
 forstafvelse. prefix. 
 
 forstarkt. (bb.) reinforced. 
 
 fortel. (pr.) fat, i.e., pieces of composition, 
 for instance, running titles that are kept 
 for future use and are not taken apart 
 till the whole work is finished. 
 
 fortlopande paginering. continuous pagi- 
 nation. 
 
 fortsattning. continuation. 
 
 fortsattning foljer. to be continued. 
 
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 fragetecken. interrogation point, 
 framsnitt. (bb.) fore-edge. 
 friexemplar. See gafvoexemplar. 
 
 gaffrerad. (bb.) goftered. 
 
 gMvoexemplar or friexemplar. presentation 
 
 copy. 
 gemensam titel or hufvudtitel. collective 
 
 title. 
 genombladdra. turn over the leaves of a 
 
 book. 
 genoms. genomsedd. 
 genomsedd. revised, 
 getskinn. (bb.) goatskin, 
 godtkopsupplaga. cheap edition, 
 gotisk stil. (pr.) black letter, 
 grafstickel. (e.) burin, graver. 
 gravering med grafstickel or buringravyr. (e.) 
 
 line engraving. 
 gravyr. (e.) engraving. 
 gravyr i punktmaner or gravyr i punkter- 
 
 maner. (e.) stipple engraving. 
 guldpressning. (bb.) gold tooling. 
 
 H 
 
 h. hliftad. 
 
 hafta ark. (bb.) to tie in. 
 
 haftad. stitched, sewed. 
 
 haftlada. (bb.) sewing-board. 
 
 haftning i pappband. (bb.) binding in 
 
 boards. 
 halfband. (bb.) half-binding. 
 
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 halfklot. (bb.) half cloth. 
 
 handlingar. transactions. 
 
 hoga bind or upphojda bind, (bb.) raised bands. 
 
 hoger sida. (b.) odd page, recto. 
 
 hopviken plansch or inviken plansch. (b.) 
 folded plate. 
 
 horarium. book of hours. 
 
 horn af en bok. corner of a book. 
 
 hufvudlinje or rubrikrad. (b.) headline. 
 
 hufvudtitel or gemensam titel. (b.) collec- 
 tive title. 
 
 hundora. dog's ear. 
 
 hvar annan manad. bi-monthly. 
 
 inbinda anyo. rebind. 
 
 inbindning. binding. 
 
 inbindning, sliten. worn binding. 
 
 indrag. (pr.) indentation. 
 
 indraga. (pr.) to indent. 
 
 inledande onumrerade blad. (b.) prelimi- 
 nary leaves. 
 
 innehallsforteckning. (b.) table of con- 
 tents, index. 
 
 inrama med linjer. (pr.) to box in. 
 
 inskjutning. (b.) insertion, interpolation. 
 
 inviken or hopviken. folded. 
 
 inviken plansch or hopviken plansch. folded 
 plate. 
 
 J 
 
 jamn sida or vanster sida. (b.) verso, even 
 
 page. 
 juftlader or rysslader. (bb.) Russia leather. 
 
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TECHNICAL TERMS 
 
 kagel. (pr.) shank, body of a letter. 
 kallnal radering or torrnal radering. (e.) 
 
 dry point. 
 kapitaler. (pr.) small caps. 
 kapitaling. (bb.) head-band. 
 kart. kartonerad. 
 kartonerad or styfhaftad. in boards. 
 kartong. (b.) a cancel. 
 kast. (pr.) type-case, 
 kastfack. (pr.) box in a type-case. 
 kilskrift. cuneiform letters. 
 klb. (bb.) klotband. 
 klot, styft. (bb.) buckram, 
 klotband. cloth binding, 
 klotryggsband. (bb.) binding with cloth back. 
 kbrb. (bb.) klotryggsband. 
 knappe. (b.) clasp. 
 kolumnsnore. (pr.) page cord, 
 kolumntitel, dod. (pr.) dead heading, page 
 
 number. 
 kolumntitel, lefvande. (pr.) live heading, 
 
 running title. 
 kopparstick. (e.) copperplate-engraving, 
 korrekturlasare. proof-reader, 
 korrekturtecken. mark of correction in 
 
 proof-reading. 
 kors. (pr.) dagger. 
 kort afskuren. cropped, 
 kritteckning. crayon. 
 kursivstil. (pr.) italics. 
 kustod. (b.) catchword. 
 kvartalsvis, utkommande. (b.) quarterly. 
 
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 lagga af. (pr.) distribute the types, 
 laggens ordning or arkfoljd. (bb.) gathering. 
 lardt sallskap. learned society, 
 larftsband. heavy cloth binding. 
 laskpapper. blotting paper. 
 ledare or redaktionsartikel. editorial. 
 lefvande kolumntitel. (pr.) running title, 
 
 live heading. 
 lik. out, i.e., omission of a word or phrase 
 
 by the compositor. 
 linjerad. ruled. 
 
 lopande argang. current publication. 
 Irftbd. larftsband. 
 lustspel. comedy. 
 lyxupplaga. edition de luxe. 
 
 M 
 
 mager stil. (pr.) lightfaced types, leanfaced 
 
 types. 
 makulaturark. waste sheets. 
 makulerad. canceled, 
 manadsskrift. monthly publication, 
 manatlig. monthly. 
 marginal, bred, wide margin. 
 marmoreradt snitt. (bb.) marble edges. 
 marokang. (bb.) morocco. 
 maskaten or maskstungen. wormholed. 
 maskhal. wormhole. 
 maskstungen. See maskaten, 
 massbok. missal, 
 mellanslagen. (pr.) leaded. 
 
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 mjukt skinnband. limp leather. 
 mogelflack or vattenflack. mildew, water 
 
 stain. 
 moglad. mouldy. 
 munk. (pr.) friar, i.e., any part of the 
 
 page which has not received the ink. 
 munkstil. (pr.) monk's letters. 
 
 N 
 
 namndikt. acrostic. 
 
 nedfiackad. stained. 
 
 neds. nedsatt. 
 
 nedsatt pris. reduced price. 
 
 notsiffra. (pr.) superiors. 
 
 nr. nummer. 
 
 nummer. number. 
 
 ny rad. (b.) paragraph. 
 
 nyss utkommen. (bo.) now published. 
 
 O 
 
 obunden. unbound. 
 
 ocksa under titel or afven under titel. also 
 
 under the title, 
 ofversatt. translated. 
 ofversattare. translator. 
 ofversattning. translation, 
 ofversigt. synopsis. 
 ofverskrift or rubrik. heading. 
 oillustr. oillustrerat. 
 oillustrerat. without illustrations. 
 ombrytare. (pr.) impositor. 
 omskrifning. transliteration. 
 omtr. omtryck. 
 
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 omtryck. reprint. 
 
 ordbok or lexikon. dictionary. 
 
 ort, utan. no place. 
 
 pa eget forlag. privately published. 
 
 paginering, fortlopande. (b.) continuous 
 pagination. 
 
 papp. pasteboard. 
 
 papp-parmar. pi. boards. 
 
 papper, marmoreradt. marble paper. 
 
 papper, reffladt. ribbed paper. 
 
 papper, tjockt. heavy paper. 
 
 papper, tunnt. thin paper. 
 
 pappersknif. paper-cutter. 
 
 pappersomslag. paper jacket. 
 
 parm. cover. 
 
 paseende, till or till benaget paseende. 
 (bo.) on approval. 
 
 per stycke. (bo.) apiece. 
 
 pergamentband. parchment binding. 
 
 pgb. pergamentband. 
 
 planschverk. book chiefly consisting of 
 plates. 
 
 pliktexemplar. See arstryck. 
 
 portf. portfolj. 
 
 portfblj. portfolio. 
 
 ppr. papper. 
 
 predikan. sermon. 
 
 prenumeration or abonnement. subscrip- 
 tion. 
 
 pressad rygg. (bb.) decorated back. 
 
 pressforgyllning. (bb.) gold tooling. 
 
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 presskorrektur or reviderkorrektur. (prj 
 
 last proof, 
 primaform. (pr.) first form. 
 prisbelont. awarded a prize. 
 profark or korrekturark. advance sheet, 
 
 proof-sheet. 
 protokoll. minutes of a meeting, 
 punktermaner. See punktmaner. 
 punktmaner, gravyri. (e.) stipple engraving. 
 
 R 
 
 rabatt, utan. no discount. 
 
 rad. (b.) line. 
 
 rad, ny. (b.) paragraph. 
 
 radutslutning. (pr.) justification. 
 
 rafskinn. (bb.) fox-skin. 
 
 ram. border, frame. 
 
 randen, inre. (b.) inside border. 
 
 randning i papper. (pa.) wiremarks. 
 
 randornamentering. decorated border. 
 
 rar or sallsynt. rare. 
 
 ratt. rattelser. 
 
 rattelser. corrections, errata. 
 
 rattelser saknas. list of errata missing. 
 
 red., redig. redigerat. 
 
 redigerat. edited. 
 
 redaktionsartikel or ledare. editorial. 
 
 redogorelse or berattelse. report. 
 
 remmika. (pr.) frisket. 
 
 ren sida. blank page. 
 
 renskrifvet exemplar (pr.) fair copy. 
 
 rentryckt ark. (pr.) advance sheet. 
 
 restupplaga. (bo.) remainders. 
 
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 reviderkorrektur or presskorrektur. (pr.) 
 
 last proof. 
 revy. review, 
 rodt snitt. (bb.) red edges, 
 rodtryck, med. rubricated. 
 rubrikrad or hufvudlinie. headline, 
 rygg, fast, (bb.) tight back, 
 rygg, los. (bb.) loose back, 
 rygg, pressad. (bb.) decorated back, 
 ryggfalt. (bb.) panel, 
 ryggtitel. binder's title. 
 rysslader or juftlader. (bb.) Russia leather. 
 
 saga. tale. 
 
 saknas. missing. 
 
 sakregister. (b.) index. 
 
 sallskap, lardt. learned society. 
 
 sallskapsskrifter. society publications. 
 
 sallsynt or rar. scarce, rare. 
 
 samlingsband. pamphlet volume. 
 
 sammanbundet med. (b.) bound with. 
 
 sammandrag. abstract. 
 
 sammanhang. context. 
 
 sats, mellanslagen. (pr.) leaded matter. 
 
 sats, sparrad. (pr.) spaced composition. 
 
 satta. (pr.) to compose. 
 
 sattare. (pr.) compositor. 
 
 sattbrade. (pr.) letter-board, composing 
 
 board. 
 sattlinje. (pr.) composing rule, 
 sattskepp. (pr.) galley, 
 se of van. see above. 
 
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 segelduk. (bb.) duck. 
 
 sekundaform. (pr.) second form. 
 
 sida, hoger. (b.) odd page, recto. 
 
 sida, jamn or vanster sida. (b.) verso, even 
 
 page, 
 sida, ren. (b.) blank page. 
 silkespapper. tissue paper. 
 skadad bokstaf or trasig bokstaf. (pr.) 
 
 battered letter. 
 skadadt. mutilated. 
 skadespel. drama. 
 skara i stil. (bb.) to bleed. 
 skb. skinnband. 
 skinn. leather. 
 
 skinnband. (bb.) leather binding, 
 skinnryggsband. (bb.) binding with leather 
 
 back. 
 skiss. sketch, rough draft. 
 skjuta ut en form, (pr.) impose, 
 skonlitteratur. literature, i.e., fiction and 
 
 poetry. 
 skrb. (bb.) skinnryggsband. 
 skrifbok. blank book, 
 skrifter, efterlemnade. posthumous works, 
 skrifter, utvalda. selected works. 
 skriftstallare or fbrfattare. author, 
 slaktad. binding lost. 
 sliten inbindning. worn binding. 
 slutrad. (b.) bottom-line. 
 slut-underskrift. (b.) colophon. 
 slutvignet. (b.) tailpiece, 
 smadeskrift. libel, 
 smutsflack. stain. 
 
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 smutstitel. (b.) half-title, bastard-title, 
 fly-title. 
 
 snitt. (bb.) edges. 
 
 snitt, ciseleradt. (bb.) tooled edges. 
 
 snitt, kammarmoreradt. (bb.) combed 
 edges. 
 
 snitt, marmoreradt. (bb.) marble edges. 
 
 snitt, ofre. (bb.) head, top. 
 
 snitt, rodt. (bb.) red edges. 
 
 snitt, sprangdt. (bb.) sprinkled edges. 
 
 sorgespel. tragedy. 
 
 sorgkant. mourning border. 
 
 spaltlinje. (pr.) column rule. 
 
 spanne. ^^ebokspanne. 
 
 sparra. (pr.) to space. 
 
 sparrad sats. (pr.) spaced composition. 
 
 spelkort. playing cards. 
 
 spetsbordyr. (bb.) dentelle border. 
 
 spis. (pr.) blacks, i.e., a space, quadrat or 
 piece of furniture that rises and is im- 
 printed on the sheets. 
 
 sprangdt snitt. (bb.) sprinkled edges. 
 
 St. stycke. 
 
 stadium, (e.) state. 
 
 Btafrim. alliteration. 
 
 stafvelse. syllable. 
 
 stalstick. (e.) steel-engraving. 
 
 stampelpapper. stamped paper. 
 
 stampla. to stamp. 
 
 stamplar, sma. (bb.) petits fers, i.e., small 
 tools. 
 
 stand, i godt. in good condition. 
 
 steg. (pr.) furniture. 
 
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 stentryck. lithography. 
 
 stereot. (pr.) stereotyperad. 
 
 stereotyperad. stereotyped. 
 
 stil or bokstafstil or typ. (pr.) types. 
 
 stil, fet. (pr.) boldfaced types. 
 
 stil, gotisk. (pr.) black letter. 
 
 stil, mager. (pr.) lightfaced types, lean- 
 faced types. 
 
 stilkast. (pr.) type-case. 
 
 stjarna. asterisk. 
 
 stroskrift or flygblad. fly-sheet. 
 
 struket. expurgated. 
 
 stycke. (bo.) piece. 
 
 styfhaftad or kartonnerad. (bb.) in boards. 
 
 subskribentsamlande. (bo.) canvassing 
 booktrade. 
 
 svarlast manuskript. (pr.) bad copy. 
 
 svartkonstmaner. (e.) mezzotint. 
 
 svibelfisk. (pr.) pi, i.e., types mixed. 
 
 svinskinn. (bb.) pig skin. 
 
 tankstreck. dash, 
 tidning. newspaper. 
 tidningsurklipp. newspaper clipping, 
 tidtabell. time-table. 
 
 till benaget paseende. (bo.) on approval. 
 tillegnande. (b.) dedication, 
 tills, tillsammans. 
 tillsammans. (bo.) in all. 
 titel, gemensam or hufvudtitel. (b.) collec- 
 tive title, 
 titel, utan. anepigraphous, without title. 
 
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 titelbl. titelblad. 
 
 titelblad saknas. title-page lacking. 
 
 titelfalt. (bb.) lettering piece. 
 
 titelplansch. (b.) frontispiece. 
 
 titelupplaga. (b.) a so-called new edition in 
 everyway unchanged, except for the title- 
 page. 
 
 tjockt papper. heavy paper. 
 
 topp, forgyld. gilt top. 
 
 torrnal radering or kallnal radering. (e.) 
 dry point. 
 
 traparmar pi. wooden boards. 
 
 trasn. trasnitt. 
 
 trasnitt. woodcut. 
 
 trefargstryck. three color print. 
 
 trespaltig. in three columns. 
 
 tryck med upphojda linjer. (pr.) anastatic 
 printing. 
 
 trycka. (pr.) to print. 
 
 tryckar or utgifningsar. (b.) imprint date, 
 year of publication. 
 
 tryckeri. (pr.) printing office. 
 
 tryckfardig. (pr.) for press. 
 
 tryckfel. misprint. 
 
 tryckfelsforteckning. table of errata. 
 
 tryckning or upplaga. impression, edition. 
 
 trycksvarta. (pr.) printer's ink. 
 
 tunnt papper. thin paper. 
 
 tva gangar i manaden. semi-monthly. 
 
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 under tryckning. (pr.) in the press. 
 underslag. (b.) bottom of a page. 
 
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 understruken. underscored, 
 understrykning. underscoring, 
 undertecknadt. signed, 
 undertitel. (b.) sub-title. 
 ungdomsskrifter. juvenile literature, 
 upphojda bind or hoga bind, (bb.) raised 
 
 bands. 
 upphort att utkomma. (b.) discontinued, 
 uppklistrad. (b.) mounted, 
 upplaga i fickformat. pocket edition. 
 upplaga, godtkops. cheap edition, 
 upplaga, liten. limited edition. 
 uppskuren. cut open. 
 
 uppslagsbok or handbok. reference book, 
 urval. selection. 
 utan rabatt. no discount, 
 utgangen ur bokhandeln. (bo.) out of 
 
 print. 
 utgifningsar or tryckar. imprint date, date 
 
 of publication, 
 utgifningsort. place of publication, 
 utklippsalbum. scrapbook. 
 utlaggare or anmarkare. annotator. 
 utropstecken. exclamation point. 
 utsirad bokstaf. (pr.) fancy letter. 
 utstruket. (e.) canceled, 
 utvalda skrifter. selected works. 
 
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 vanster sida or jamn sida. verso, even 
 
 page. 
 vapenskold. coat of arms. 
 
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 vattenflack ormogelflack. waterstain, mil- 
 dew, 
 vattenlinjer pi. (pa.) waterlines. 
 vattenstampel. (pa.) watermark. 
 veckoblad. weekly newspaper, 
 veckligen. weekly. 
 verldskarta. map of the world, 
 vinkelhake. (pr.) composing stick, 
 vinkelparentes. brackets. 
 
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