| A | B |
|---|
| titulus | The title of a medieval book. |
| explicit | The ending lines of a medieval book. |
| incipit | The first lines of a medieval book. |
| foliation | The numbering of folios in a book - numbers are only assigned to the recto side of the folio. |
| pagination | Continuous numbering of the pages in a book. |
| subscriptio | An inscription indicating the place and/or date of publication and/or the name of who ordered the book. |
| index | An analytical table of contents. |
| ex libris | marks indicating the owner or collection which a book belongs to. |
| permanence | The chemical stability of paper. |
| durability | A measure of the stability of the physical and mechanical properties of paper. |
| wood | Was used for binding books until the 16th century. |
| cinnabar (mercuric sulphide) | Was used to make red ink. |
| minium (lead oxide) | Was used to make black ink. |
| linseed oil | Printing inks were made from carbon mixed with this. |
| block printing (xylography) | A method of duplication whereby the characters are cut and reversed in relief, in wood. An impression is taken by laying paper on the inked wood and rubbing the back. |
