Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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tail

1. The lower or bottom edge of a book, usually implying the very edge of the covers and spine. 2. The lower portion of a letter, e.g., "g" and the projection of an upper case letter, e.g., "Q." (287 )




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