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Record 1 1997-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

Leather for book covers, obtained from goats found in the Cape of Good Hope region.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
CONT

Maroquin (chèvre) : [...] A partir de 1850, on utilise surtout le maroquin du Cap à gros grain. Le grain du maroquin est reconnaissable car assez marqué, bien que sur les reliures anciennes il ait été poli par les ans.

Key term(s)
  • chèvre du Cap

Spanish

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