Over 400 specialist terms on paper conservation and restoration are listed in English, German, Chinese and Korean. The 3 main aspects of this guide are the structure of a book, material and tools and book binding and conservation. If a word is missing it means that in this language there is no adequate translation known. Some illustrations and explanations are added for better understanding.

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