| A | B |
|---|
| vellurri | another name for "parchment;" can be used interchangably.,  |
| pounce | substance used to prepare the surface of parchment for writing |
| sacramentary | litergical book used by celebrants to recite prayers for mass |
| glair | egg whites; used to adhere embelishements in illumination |
| sewing | the most time consuming part of binding a midevil book |
| flyleaves | added at the beginning and/or end of the book for protection |
| Bifolium | writing surface that can be folded in half to make two leaves, or four pages |
| recto | the front side of the page |
| reverso | the back side of the page |
| chemise | loose jackets wrapped around the book to keep out dust |
| subscriptio | an inscription at the beginning of a book stating the place, date, and sometimes the scribe producing the book |
| colophon | an inscription at the end of the book, stating the date, place and sometimes the scribe that produced the book |
| catchword | a word placed to help a binder to establish the correct order of quires |
| vellum | material used for creating writing material, explicitly made from calf skin |
| burnishing | enhancing the smoothness and shininess of a surface |
| quire | gathering or "booklets" of which a book is formed |
| canon tables | a system devised to record the concurrances of gospel passages |
| gilding | applying silver or gold to a surface |
| limp binding | binding without boards |
| missal | book containing necessary parts of a mass |
