Acanthus leaf – acanthus is one of the most common plant forms to make foliage ornament and decoration
Dentelle – patterned border along the inner edge of a book, most often done in gilt. Older books have dentelle on the outside covers themselves but modern books have it on the inner edge.
Fleurons – a floral motif, as one used as a terminal point or in a decorative series on an object.
Gauffered edges – patterns or decorations made on the edges of a book.
Turn in– where the cover material folds over the boards of the binding. It’s usually folded over and the endpaper is pasted on top of it (a.k.a. paste-down).
Volvelle – (wheel chart) a type of slide chart or a paper construction with rotating parts
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