Books have been bound in leather for centuries to protect the printed page. The spines are often decorated and inlaid with gold leaf and other materia

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Books have been bound in leather for centuries to protect the printed page. The spines are often decorated and inlaid with gold leaf and other materials to create the title information and ridges. They are stored in libraries.

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