Rebind Glossary

Inside and out

Cover & Liner Leather

Compare available leather combinations on the Leather Options page, or reach out by email if you need help choosing the right pairing for your rebind.

The cover leather is the outside leather you hold in-hand and gives the rebind its main look. The liner leather is the leather on the inside of the cover, what you see when you open the Bible. Together, they shape both the exterior appearance and the interior feel of the finished rebind.

Cover Leather

This is the outside leather. Current cover options include Capra, Badalassi Carlo Pueblo, Badalassi Carlo Waxy, and Archival Sokoto Goatskin.

Liner Leather

The leather on the inside of the cover. Current liner options include Nappa Lambskin, the industry-standard liner for Bible rebinds, and Smooth Historical Goat, an archival liner with traditional bookbinding character.

The shape of your cover

Yapp (Standard, Generous & Full)

Yapp can be done with a standard overhang or with deeper generous and full yapp styles, depending on the look and protection you want for the page edges.

“Yapp” refers to how much the cover extends past the page edges to protect them. More yapp generally adds protection and gives a more traditional look.

Along the edges

Perimeter Stitching

Stitching that runs around the outside edge of the cover. It adds a finished look and can improve durability at corners and high-wear areas.

A finishing touch

Liner Gilt Line

A thin Gold/Silver foil line near the liner edge that frames the interior.

Details on the spine

Raised Hubs & Spine Stamping

The raised “bands” across the spine are called hubs. The colored lettering on the spine is from spine stamping using a hot foil stamping machine.

Raised Hubs

They give a traditional, structured look and pair well with spine stamping. They mimic the original leather/fiber straps that were traditionally used to hold books together via sewing.

Standard Spine Stamping

Spine stamping is done with any of our availible foils and includes HOLY BIBLE, abbreviated translation, and Makers Mark. We have the ability to add some very custom text with our brass type!

Color at the page edges

Art Gilt

Decorative edge finishing that adds color to the page edges for a beautiful look. Typically, newer textblocks with no defects to the pages will result with the best look. An archival ink is used in order to qive the best quality and lasting color. If you are looking for a specific color please let me know in the contact form!