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the art of trapping centuries inside leather so ideas survive the people who had them
HeadbandsThose tiny end-spine threads were once structural, now pure decoration
AnthropodermicSome old books were genuinely bound in human skin
SignaturesFolded paper groups are called gatherings, sewn before gluing
Sprinkled edgesSpeckled page edges hid grime and flexed binder wealth
Codex winBound pages beat scrolls for letting you skip ahead