Sam Coulbourn wrote:

In academia, a Festschrift (/ˈfɛstˌʃrɪft/; plural, Festschriften, /ˈfɛstˌʃrɪf.tən/) is a book honouring a respected academic presented during their lifetime. The term, borrowed from German, could be translated as celebration publication. A comparable book presented posthumously is called a Gedenkschrift memorial publication.

Thanks Sam.

One of the 1st pieces of advice I ever got regarding book repairing or binding was “if you can’t eat it don’t use it,” which has served me very well – books are made of certain items, paper, glue, cardboard, leather etc . . . all items that don’t have much nutritional value won’t kill you if consumed in moderation. All of the ‘approved’ materials for fixing books: wheat paste, tissue papers, even ph neutral polyvinyl acetate are basically inert and non-toxic to your digestive system. What you should shy away from are things like electrical tapes, super glue, non watercolor-paints, etc. I can’t get more specific then that without offending some of my closest friends – but when in doubt ask yourself “would I eat that?”

What does this have to do with the price of tea in Latvia? nothing. What does MSDS mean to me? a lot. MSDS means “Material safety data sheet” which are generally designed to provide the proper procedures for handling or working with a particular substance, it also may tell you the exact contents and reactions with other materials. They are supplied upon request by vendors and many are already out there on the internet - the National Institute of Health has a Household Products Database, which provides most of data one could ever want for – INCLUDING the ingredients from MSDS/Label.

Biblio-geek that I am, overtime I have looked up everything in my smelly chemistry set. I know which things I can eat and which I should save for my dotage and decline. And whenever I stumble over something new on the market, I look it up before I play with it. That’s how I know that Armor-all’s Leather Care contains basically the same silicone emulsion found in all their products with multisterol extract, a moisturizer – not entirely edible – but I’d say good enough for a new bonded leather bible.

Another thing to note are proprietary ingredients – now I am all for keeping the Colonel’s Secret secret and not posting the Coke Syrup recipe on a Myspace page, but if the manufacturer won’t tell you what’s in their goop, don’t use it. Look for ingredients you recognize and can pronounce and then look up the other ones. Typical leather recipes include water, glycerine, mineral oils, lanolins, waxes, alcohols etc . . . so lookup anything over 30 points in Scrabble. I wouldn’t get too anal about things present under 5 percent, these are usually stabilizers and perfumes.

In conclusion, I would like to say use common sense, but it seems we have a dearth of that these days with everyone shedding personal responsibily and insisting on being lead around by the nose. If one is lead into the odd lampost we retaliate by unleashing the litigators. As you would research a book on in internet, take a few minutes to look up anything you consider applying to the book. Capisce?

Dual Language edition is when a book contains text in TWO languages, either ‘side by side‘ text or ‘facing page‘ text. Quite common in text books and bibles.

Interlinear edition is when the the languages run concurrently through the book, usually two languages, but can be found with THREE – especially common with Latin and Greek translations.

Polyglot edition is when the same text is reprinted in many languages – also referred to as multi-lingual. The texts may run parallel or on facing pages or even in blocks. Usually in Bibles, now quite common in legal and governmental documents.

I can never come up with WODs on my own, I need to see some term used badly or not all all to inspire me. Feel free to submit suggestions.

copying press. Once used in business offices for “copying” letters, are limited in their ability to apply pressure because they have a tendency to ease the pressure when the handle is released.

standing press A large floor press, at one time used extensively in virtually all binderies for operations requiring the application of great pressure; it is used today almost exclusively in hand binding. Pressure is applied by means of a platen which usually is powered by turning a screw, first by hand, then with a short bar, and finally, in operations requiring very great pressure, by means of a long pin.

Bookbinding and the Conservation of books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology by Matt T. Roberts and Don Etherington [via Conservation Online]

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Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology by Matt T. Roberts and Don Etherington. thanks to the Conservation Online site.

A variation of this technique is ‘tree calf,’ where the image created on the surface resembles a tree trunk and spreading branches.

Back when I was a baby bookseller, I got this notion to learn Latin. Now, mind you I’d taken French every day of my life for 12 years and still didn’t speak a word of it. But I felt it gave me a goal, I don’t have a lot of things I need to get done before I die. .. and after all I’d be using it in my work . . . don’t laugh . . . I do . . .well, did. Latin turns up in all sorts of places in bookselling, terminology, epigraphs, inscriptions, engravings, colophons and deus forbid . . . actual text. One doesn’t have to be fluent, but it’s a good idea to be able to dope things out in a lot of languages,not just Latin. Doping things out that’s me – I know just enough of anything to be dangerous. verso and recto are both derived from the Latin, as well as all the sizes: quarto, octavo, trigesimo-segundo. Here’s a few to get you started.

edenda curare                   editedere                           publish, editexcudere                        printexemplar                        copyimprimere                       printin lucem dare                   publishinscriptio                      addresslibellus                        pamphletliber                           booklibraria                        bookshopnovus                           newopera, opere                    workopus                            workredactio                        editorial officeredactor                        editor

Try the glossary on of Non-english Book terminology from the Cataloguer’s toolbox from the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
or this really extensive collection of Latin quotes and phrases, for when you need some snooty marginalia.(which is ALSO from the Latin)