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corners and frames with intricate floral and foliate patterns

The general theory of characteristics receives a remarkably complete and simple treatment

Subsequent chapters deal with such topics as renewal theory and Markov chains

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Bookbinding corners and frames with intricateEdith Diehl (18761955) was one of the world's foremost practitioners of traditional bookbinding and an exceptionally able teacher. From the vantage point of a lifetime's experience, she gives today's bookbinders a historical survey of this centuries old art and an eminently practical guide. Nearly one half of the encyclopedic volume is devoted to an overview of the historical development of bookbinding. The author shows how the codex form of the book