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Books are physical sets of written, printed, illustrated or blanks pages bound together usually at one side.

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gilding

Printing & publishing; Books

Gilding is gold leaf or powder applied to the outside edges of a bound book.

gloss art

Printing & publishing; Books

Gloss art is paper stock applied with a shiny coating prior to printing.

gloss cover

Printing & publishing; Books

A gloss cover is a cover that has been applied with a shiny coating prior to printing.

grain direction

Printing & publishing; Books

Grain direction is the direction in which the paper fibers run.

grayscale

Printing & publishing; Books

Grayscale refers to varying values or shades of black to white.

halftones

Printing & publishing; Books

Halftones are dot patterns that create the effect of a continuous tone image. The fewer the dots the lighter the area.

half title page

Printing & publishing; Books

The half-title page contains only the title and not the subtitle of the book. It precedes the title page.

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