Finishing press

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English

noun

"A small press made of hardwood consisting of two parallel cheeks connected by a screw at each end. It is used for holding a book while being lettered or tooled on the spine". <ref name="ICA">Crespo Nogueira, Carmen, ed. ICA Handbooks Series : Glossary of Basic Archival and Library Conservation Terms : English with Equivalents in Spanish, German, Italian, French and Russian. Munchen, DEU: K. G. Saur, 2010. ProQuest ebrary. Web. http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/lib/asulib/detail.action?docID=10591270</ref>

Related terms

Lying press, finishing, tooling

Translations

• Danish: (translation needed)

• Dutch: (translation needed)

• French: presse à dorer<ref name="Kuhn">Kuhn, Hilde. Wörterbuch Der Handbuchbinderei Und Der Restaurierung: Von Einbänden, Papyri, Handschriften, Graphiken, Autographen, Urkunden Und Globen in Deutscher, Englischer, Französischer Und Italienischer Sprache. Stuttgart: Hettler, 1969. Print.</ref>, presse à billot<ref name="Kuhn" />, presse de finissure<ref name="ICA" />

• German: Klotzpresse<ref name="ICA" /><ref name="Kuhn" />

• Italian: torchietto<ref name="Kuhn" />, battidorso<ref name="ICA" />, torchio per legatura<ref name="ICA" />

• Latin: (translation needed)

• Spanish: prensa de acabado<ref name="ICA" />

{{Concept translation|language=sv|label=Förgyllningspress]], Klosspress

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