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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (90420)	10/9/2002 7:19:36 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116819

Found this interesting, shouldn't be hard to find something to break-down this simple adhesive, but somehow doubt you've recovered gold from many family Bibles or rare books: "Gold stamped decoration led to the acceptance of cloth bindings and publishers bindings in general. The advance of gold stamping was made possible by the arming press, similar to other presses, except that it included a heating element, and the block to be printed was pressed face down into the binding. The cloth was glued to the boards, glair—an adhesive mixture of eggwhite and vinegar—applied, the gold leaf laid on, and the cover stamped in the press. Meanwhile, the gatherings of the book were sewn together (sewing was mechanized later in the century). Finally, the cover was glued to the text block, and the book was ready for the reader. Case binding both sped up the process (the case and the sewing could be worked on simultaneously) and made edition binding economical." columbia.edu