Note 1:
In some cases there actually are two kind of French language. Some words can be different in Québec and in France. For example, in Québec, we say relieure for a woman bookbinder and in France they say relieuse. In Québec, many will still say "épine" instead of "dos" for the spine of a book, épine being a direct translation of spine, and a reminder that many binders here worked for English owners.
Difference in techniques will cause difficulties in translation. For example, the German case is quite close to the French Bradel, but not exactly the same; the French really don’t use the term flexagon, etc (see Note 2 below). Often a single term in English will translate as a phrase in French.
Note 2:
About lap stitch, link stitch, lock stitch, long & link stitch, slip stitch, and tongue and slot binding, I looked in all my books and magazines; the English describe these words and techniques, but NOT the French ones; if no translation is found, I suggest going on using English, writing the words in italic.
Note 3:
There are things that are not used by French binders (e.g. spoke shave), terms they don’t use (e.g. French groove), and techniques which are rarely, if ever used by French binders (e.g. case binding).
Note 1:
Il y a dans certains cas deux langues françaises. Certains mots s’emploient au Québec et non en France et vice-versa. Par exemple, on emploie « relieure » au Québec (en désignant une femme qui relie des livres) alors qu’on préfère « relieuse » en France. Au Québec, on emploiera le mot « épine » au lieu de « dos » en parlant d’un livre, le mot
« épine » étant la traduction littérale du mot anglais « spine », parce que probablement beaucoup de relieurs travaillaient pour des patrons anglophones.
Des différences de techniques entraînent parfois des difficultés de traduction. Ainsi le Bradel allemand est assez similaire au français. En français, le mot « flexagon » etc… est inusité (voir note 2 ci-dessous). Souvent, il faudra en français toute une phrase pour traduire un seul mot anglais.
Note 2:
J’ai eu beau chercher dans mes livres et magazines, je n’ai pu trouver d’équivalent français pour les mots « lap stitch », « link stitch », « lock stitch », « long & link stitch », « slip stitch » ,et « tongue and slot binding ». Si aucun équivalent français existe, je propose qu’on utilise les mots anglais, mais en les mettant en italiques.
Note 3:
Les relieurs francophones n’utilisent pas certaines techniques ( « spoke shave », « case binding » ) ou termes ( « French groove »).
Words for which no translation has yet been found/Nous avons trouvé des mots pour lesquels aucune traduction n’existe:
altered book =
bloom =
boarding (of leather) =
drag =
drape =
drummed-on =
encapsulation =
flexagon = [In French, depends on the number of sides e.g. pentagon; flexagon translates as folded sides and is not used, H.F.]
laid/laid and chain =
to lift (leather) =
scarf join (leather) =
slip stitch =
to start (sections jumped) =
strike-through =
tack =
tacket =
throwing up ( of the book in opening) =
tongue and slot binding =
Questionable translations (among others)/Traductions douteuses (parmi d’autres):
all-over style = décoration (f) à repetition
alum rosin sizing = colophane (f) d'alun
arch = arche (f); voûte (f)
arched = voûte(e) adj.
to arch or bend (in bookbinding) = archer v.; voûter [when speaking of boards, arch is cambrure (f), to arch is cambrer v., arched is cambré(e) adj.]
bast fibres = les fibres (f pl) de basat
bridle = bridle, bridel
cameo binding = reliure (f) caméo; reliure (f) à médaille (f)
catch stitch = noeud (m)
centre tool = centre (m), outil, fer
diaper design =dessin courant, dessin à répetition
diapered =couché
extra binding = reliure proprement dite
facsimile binding = reliure (f) en fac-similé
Fourdrinier = fourdrinier
gilder’s tip = couchoir
hatching = hachures
hooked, hooking = accrochage (m)
hygroscopic = hygroscopique adj.
inner margin, gutter = petit fond (m); Could be marge (f) intérieure adj.
iron-gall ink = encre (m) à bile (f) de fer
link (stitch) = point à chaînon
lock (stitch) = verrouiller
long stitch = couture (f) longue
long & link stitch = couture (f) longue et chainettes
loop (stitch) = point traverser
mitre joint = assemblage (m) à onglet [Does this apply to mitring a leather corner in bookbinding? S.S.]
mitre = mitre (f) [This seems to be a bishop’s mitre but it’s all I can find in the dictionary. S.S.]
mitred decoration = filets (m pl) à onglets
nipping = metre en presse v. (rapidement)
on wire = sur fil (m)
pivot point = point (m)
print state = épreuve (f) avec toute lettre
protection sheet = protection
pulpboard = carton-pâte (m)
shell gold = or (m) en coquille
spine board = faux-dos (m)
strapwork = enchevêtrement(m)
tear strength = déchirer force; it has to do with resistance to tearing so it could be résistance (f)
tip = bout (m); truc (m)
to nest = se nicher v.
to rubricate = rubriquer v.
trefoil = trèfle (m)
Translation of terms from English to French: sections are, in order: book arts; bookbinding; paper/paper decoration/papermaking; and printing./Traductions de termes de l’anglais vers le français. Les sections sont, dans l’ordre, l’art du livre, la reliure, la papeterie et l’impression.
Words relating to the book arts/Les mots utilisés dans l’art du livre:
archivists = archivistes (m or f pl)
artists’ books = livres (m pl) d’artistes
bibliographer = bibliographe (m or f)
bibliophiles = bibliophiles (m or f pl)
book arts = arts (m pl) du livre
book artists = artistes (m or f pl) du livre
bookbinders = relieurs (m pl)
boxmaking = cartonnage (f); fabrication (f) de boîtes
calligraphers = calligraphes ( m or f pl)
calligraphy = calligraphie (f)
conservation = conservation (f); préservation (f)
conservators = conservateurs (m or f pl)
fine printing = imprimerie (f) d’art
fine binding = reliure (f) d’art
librarians = bibliothécaires (m or f pl)
library = bibliothèque (f)
marblers = marbreurs (m or f pl)
marbling = marbrure (f)
paper decorating = décoration (f) du papier
papermakers = papetiers (m pl)
papermaking = fabrication (f) du papier
printers = imprimeurs (m or f pl)
Words relating to bookbinding/Les mots utilisés dans la reliure:
a bevel = biseau (m); surface (f) oblique
a stitch (in sewing) = point (m)
abrasion, rubbing = frottis (m) could also be usure (f) [Depending on context, like when a board deteriorates by rubbing against something. H.F.]
accordian fold = en accordéon adv.
acid migration = migration (f) d’acide
acid-free = papier (m) sans acide (f)
acidic = acide adj.
acrylic = acrylique (m)
adherance = adhérance (f)
adhere = adhérer v.
adhesion = adhésion (f)
adhesive binding; rubber adhesive = reliure (f) à dos de collé
adhesive = adhésif (sive) adj.; collante (e) adj.; adhésive (m); colle (f)
agate burnisher = brunissoire (m), agate (f)
age = vieillir v. [as in "to age"]
album = album (m)
alcohol = alcool (m)
alkaline = alcalin(e) adj.
all-along sewing = couture (f) tout du long adv.
all-over style = décoration (f) à repetition
almond oil = huile (f) d’amande (f)
altered book =
alum tawed = traité(e) à l’alun (m) adj.
alum = alun (m)
alum tanning, tawing = tannage (m) à l'alun
and backing = endossure (f)
anhydrous lanolin = lanoline (f) anhydre
antique = antiquité (f)
to antique = vieillir v.
aqueous = aqueux (se) adj.
arabesque = arabesque (f)
arch = arche (f); voûte (f)
to arch or bend (in bookbinding) = archer v.; voûter
arched = voûté(e) adj.
Armenian bole = bol (m) d’Arménie
armorial binding = reliure (f) armoriée
art of bookbinding = l’art (m) de la reliure
attachment = attache (f); lien (m)
awl = alène (f); poinçon (m)
azure tooling = azurés (m pl); azur (m)
back, backbone, spine = dos (m)
to back, backing = endosser v.
back cover = plat (m) dessous
back to back = dos à dos (m)
the backing = endossure (f)
backing boards = ais (m pl) à endosser
backing hammer = marteau (m) à endosser
backing press, backer = étau (m) à endosser
backing, support = renfort (m) du dos; goudrons (m pl)
badger hair brush = blaireau (m)
badly trimmed = mal rogné(e) adj.
band nippers = pince (f) à nerfs
bands, raised bands = nerfs (m pl)
basil = basane (f)
beads = perles (f pl)
beeswax = cire (f) d’abeille
to bevel = biseauter v.
bevelled boards = plats (m pl) biseautés
binder, bookbinder = relieur (m); relieure (f) (Québec); relieuse (f) (France)
bindery = atelier (m) de reliure
binding = reliure (f)
to bind in boards = cartonner v.
to bind a book = relier v. un livre
to bind, forward = relier v.
binding slip, instructions to the binder = bordereau (m)
binding in boards = reliure (f) passée en carton
binding from sheets = livre (m) en feuilles destiné à la reliure
binding in paper covers = brochure (f)
blank leaf = feuille (f) blanche
blank book = livre (m) blanc
bleeding = saignant(e) adj.
blind stamping = estampage (m) (decoratif) à froid
blind = décor à froid
blind tooling = estampage (m) à froid; dorure (f) à froid; fer (m) à froid
blocking press = presse (f) à dorer
bloom =
blotter = buvard (m)
blotting paper = papier (m) buvard
board sheet/paste down, inside of the cover board = contreplat (m); garde contreplat (m); garde (f) collée adj.
board attachment = charnière (f); attache (f) des plats
board thickness = épaisseur(f) du plat; épaisseur (f) du carton
board = carton (m); plat (m)
boarding (of leather) =
boards = livre(m) cartonné
boards = plats (m pl); cartons (m)
body of the book, bookblock = corps (m) d’ouvrage
bone folder = plioir (m)
book box = étui (m); coffret (m)
book cloth = toile (f) à reliure
book = livre (m)
bookbinder = relieur (m)
bookbinder’s press = presse (f) de relieur
bookblock/textblock = corps (m) d’ouvrage
bookplate, ex libris = ex-libris (m)
border = bordure (f); encadrement (m)
boss = ferrure (f); cabochon (m)
boss = boulon (m)
bottom board = plat (m) inférieur
bottom, tail side = queue (f)
bound on = reliés
bound = relié (e) adj.
bound volume = volume (m) relié
bound on tabs = reliés sur languettes
bound in boards = livre (m) cartonné
box calf = veau (m) en box (m)
box = boîte (f)
bradel = Bradel (m); reliure (f) Bradel
brass = laiton (m)
to break = casser; briser v.
bridle = bride (f); attacher v.
Bristol board = papier (m) bristol; (m) bristol
brittle = fragile (m or f) adj.; cassant(e) adj.
broken back = dos (m) brisé
broken binding = reliure (f) brisée
brush = pinceau (m)
buckram = bougran (m)
buckskin = peau (f) de daim
buffalo = peau (f) de buffle
burnished = bruni(e) adj.; poli(e) adj.
buttons = boutons (m pl)
calf = veau (m)
calf = peau (f) de veau
calf vellum = vélin (m)
calfskin = cuir (m) de veau
cameo = camée (m)
cameo binding = reliure (f) caméo; reliure (f) à médaille (f)
cap = coiffe (f)
capping up = former la coiffe v.
caps (see headcaps) = coiffes (f pl)
cardboard = carton (m)
Carolingian = carolingien(ne) adj.
carragheen moss/carragheenan = mousse (f) d’Irlande, carraghénine
cartouche = cartouche (f)
case = emboîtage (m); cartonnage Bradel
case binding = emboîtage (m); reliure Bradel
catch stitch = noeud (m)
cathedral style = reliure (f) à la cathédrale
to centre = centrer v.
centre tool = centre (m); outil (m); fer (m)
chain stitch = point (m) de chaînette
chained books = livres (m pl) enchaînés
chained book = livre (m) enchaîné
chamfering, champfering = biseauter v.
channel = grecque (f)
chemise = chemise (f)
chisel = ciseau (m)
chrome tanning = tannage (m) au chrome
clamshell box = coffret (m)
clasp = fermoir (m)
climb = monter v.; aller au cahier suivant v.
closure = fermoir (m)
cloth, bookcloth = toile (f) à relier
cloth hinge =charnière (f) de toile
cloth binding = reliure (f) en toile
cloth hinge = charnière (f) de toile
cockling = gondolage (m)
codex = codex (m)
collate = collationner v.
to collate = collationner v.
collation = collation (f); collationnage (m)
coloured endpapers = gardes couleur (f pl)
coloured edges = tranches (f pl) colorées
combination press = combiné (m)
compartments, spaces between bands = entre-nerfs (m)
concertina fold, accordian fold = pliage (m) concertina; pliage (m) accordéon
concertina = concertina (m)
condition = état (m) de conservation
conservation = conservation (f)
contemporary = contemporain(e) adj.; de l’époque adv.
coptic = de style (m) copte, copte adj.
copy = copie (f)
cord = ficelle (f); corde (f)
cords = ficelles (f pl)
core (headband core) = bâtonnet (m)
corner = coin (m)
corners = coins (m pl)
cornstarch = fécule (f) de maïs
cotton wool, cotton batten = ouate (f)
cover = couverture (f)
to cover, covering-in = couvrir v.; garnir v.
covered in linen = reliure (f) en toile de lin
covering material = étoffe (f) ; matière (f) de couverture
cradle = berceau (m); perçoir (m)
crease = pli (m)
cropped = rogné à l’excès
crushed morocco = maroquin écrasé
crushed = à grain (m) écrasé
curve (of the back) = arrondissure (f)
curved line tool = filet (m) courbe
curved tool, gouge = filet (m) courbe
cut a groove = grecquer v.
cut; trimmed = coupé(e) adj.; rogné(e) adj.
to cut = couper v.
cutter = cisaille (f)
dampen, moisten = humidifier v.
decorated = décoré(e) adj.
decorated paper = papier (m) décoré
decoration = décor (m)
decorative tool = fer (m)
dentelle = reliure (f) à la dentelle
diamond, lozenge = losange (m)
diaper design = dessin (m) courant; dessin (m) à répetition
diapered = couché adj.
diced = en damier adv.
the die = estampe (f); matrice (m)
die cut = matrice (f)
die stamp = cliché (m)
display case = vitrine (f)
the disassembly, pulling of a book = débrochage (m)
dividers = compas (m)
dog eared = écorné(e) adj.
dos-a-dos = dos à dos (m)
dotted = à semis adv.
dotting = semis (m)
double cords = doubles-nerfs (m pl)
doubled = doublé(e) adj.
doublures = doublures (f pl)
dressing = apprêt (m)
drill bit = mèche (f)
drummed-on =
dry = sec (sèche) adj.
to dry = sécher v.
duodecimo = in-douze (m)
dust jacket = chemise (f); jaquette (f)
edge to edge = bord (m) à bord
edge of the board = chant (m); chant (m) d’un carton
edge = tranche (f)
edge decoration = tranches (f pl) décorées; décor (m) des tranches
edge(of the board) = chant (m) du carton
edges = bordures (f pl); tranches (f pl)
edition (binding) = tirage (m) de tête
egg white = blanc d’oeuf (m)
embossed = ciselé adj.; embossé(e) adj.
embrittled = fragile adj.
encapsulation =
endband tie-downs = point de passe (m)
endbands = tranchefiles (f pl)
endpapers = gardes (f pl)
engraved ornamental tool = fleuron (m)
epidermis = fleur (f)
exposed sewing = couture (f) apparente
exposed hinge = charnière (f) apparente; charnière (f) visible
exposed = visible adj.
exposed cords = couture (f) apparente
extra binding = reliure (f) proprement dite
facsimile binding = reliure (f) en fac-similé
faded = passé(e) adj.; pâli(e) adj.
false bands = faux nerfs (m pl)
false bands = faux nerfs (m pl)
fan style = ornement (m) à l’éventail
fanfare style = reliure (f) à la fanfare, style (m) à la fanfare
feathered edge = bord (m) barbé
filigree = filigrane (m)
fillet = filet (m)
finishing = décoration (f) du livre
finishing stove, tooling stove = fourneau (m) à dorure; réchaud (m)
finishing tools = fers (m pl); filets (m pl); fleurons (m pl) roulettes (m pl) (fers include filets, fleurons, roulettes)
finishing press = presse (f) à dorer; presse (f) à billot
fish glue = colle (f) de poisson
flag book = livre-drapeau
flange, hinge = charnière (f)
flap = rabat (m)
flat back = dos (m) plat
flesh side (of leather), dermis = côte (m) chair
flesh side (of a skin), inside = chair (f); côté (m) chair
fleuron = fleuron (m)
flexagon =
flexible = souple adj.; flexible adj.
flexible sewing = couture (f) souple
flyleaf = garde (f) volante
foil = feuille (f) mince; film (m)
fold = pli (m); fond (m) du cahier
to fold = plier v.
to fold over = remplier v.
folder, bone folder = plioir (m)
folding = pliure (f)
foliate = folioter v.
fore-edge painting = gouttière (f) peinte
foredge = gouttière (f)
foredge = gouttière (f)
formaldehyde, formalin = formaldéhyde (m); aldéhye formique (m)
format = format (m)
forward = relier v.
forwarding = préparation (f) du corps du livre; préparation (f) du corps d'ouvrage
foxed = avec des rousseurs (f pl); piqué(e) adj.
foxing = rousseurs (f pl); tache (f) d’humidité; piqûre (f)
fray = effilocher v.
French joint = reliure à gorge
French groove, groove, joint = gorge (f); mors (m)
French chalk = craie (f) de Champagne
full leather binding = reliure (f) pleine peau; plein-cuir (m)
full leather = plein cuir (m)
fungus = moisissure (f)
gall = fiel (m)
to gauffer = gaufrer; estamper; ciseler v.
gauffered edge = tranche (f) antique; tranche (f) ciselée
gauffered = gaufré(e) adj.; orné(e) aux fers adj.; ciselé(e) adj.
gauffering = gaufrage (m); gaufrure (f)
to gild = dorer v.
gilder = doreur (m)
gilder’s tip = couchoir (f)
gilding boards = ais (m pl) à dorer
gilt edges = tranches (f pl) dorées
girdle binding = reliure (f) aumonière
girdle book = reliure (f) à l’aumonière; reliure (f) à queue
glaire, egg white glaire = glaire (f); blanc (m) d’oeuf; blanc (m) du doreur
glass = verre (m)
glaze = vernis (m)
to glaze = satiner v.; vernir v.
glue, size = colle forte (f)
to glue, size = coller v.
goatskin = chèvre (f)
goatskin vellum = parchemin (m) de chèvre
goatskin = peau (f) de chèvre
gold stamping, gilt, gilding = dorure (f)
gold stamped = estampé(e) à l’or adj.
gold tooled = doré(e) adj.
gold tooling = dorure (f), dorure (f) à chaud
gold leaf = feuille (f) d'or; or (m) en feuilles
gold cushion = coussin (m) à or
gouges = gouges (f pl)
grain of leather = grain (m)
grain side = fleur (f); côté (m) fleur
grain (of paper) = sens (m) du grain; grain (m)
grained = grainé(e) adj. (to raise the grain = relever v. le grain)
greasy = gras(se); onctueux(euse) adj.
grind = aiguiser; affiler; affûter v.
grindstone = meule (f); pierre (f) à aiguiser
groove, French groove = gorge (f); mors (m)
guard = onglet (m)
guards = onglets (m pl)
guillotine = massicot (m); guillotine (f)
gum, resin = gomme (f)
hair side/grain side (of leather) = fleur (f); côté (m) fleur
half cloth = demi-toile (f)
half-binding = demi-reliure (f)
hammer = marteau (m)
hand stamping = titrage (m) à la main
handle letters = letters(f pl) montées
handwoven = tissé(e) à la main adj.
hard covers = couverture (f) rigide
hatching = hachure (f)
headbands = tranchefiles (f); comète (f)
headcap = coiffe (f)
head,top edge = tête(f); tranche (f) supérieure; tranche (f) de tête
herringbone = chevron (m)
hide = cuir de vache (m)
hinge = charnière (f)
hinge, flexing of the joint = charnière (f); articulation (f) des plats
hinge = charnière (f)
hinge, transition or pivotal point = charnière (f)
hole = trou (m)
hole punch = poinçon (m)
hollow = soufflet (m)
hollow back = dos (m) brisé; dos (m) à soufflet
hooked endpaper = gardes (f pl) rempliées
hooked, hooking = accrochage (m)
hygrometer = hygromètre (m)
hygroscopic = hygroscopique adj.
illuminated = enluminé(e) adj.
imitation of an old-style binding = pastiche (m)
to impregnate = imprégner v.
in paper = de papier, en papier adj.
in sheets = en feuilles v.
in sheets = en feuilles (f pl)
incunabla = incunable (m)
ink = encre (f)
ink-stain = tache (f) d’encre
inlay = mosaïque (f)
inlaying = incrustation (f)
inner cover = contreplats (m pl)
inner hinge, joint = le mors (m) intérieur; l’articulation (f) intérieure
inside of the board = contreplat (m)
to interlace, intertwine = entrelacer v.
interlaced = entrelacé(e) adj.
interlacing = entrelac (m)
interleaf = feuille (f) intercalaire
to interleave = interfolier
iron oxide = oxyde (m) de fer
iron = fer (m)
iron-gall ink = encre (m) à bile (f) de fer
ivory boards, side = plats (m pl) d’ivoire
joint = mors (m) intérieur
kerf = grecque (f)
kettle stitch = chaînette (f); noeud (m) de chaînette
kettle stitch = chaînette (f)
knife = couteau(m)
knocking up (the signatures) = aligner v. les cahiers
knotted pattern, strapwork, rope pattern = enchevêtrement (m)
label, title piece = pièce (m) de titre; étiquette (f)
lace-work tooling = dentelle (f)
lace-in the slips = passer v. les rubans (m pl); passer les rubans en carton
laced-in = passure (f) en carton
to laminate = laminer v.
laminated = laminé(e) adj.
lap stitch =
laser cut = coupe (f) au laser
latch = loquet (m)
leaf = feuille (f)
leather hinge = charnière (f) de cuir
leather = cuir (m); peau (f)
leather bands = nerfs (m pl); nerfs de peau; nerfs (m pl) de cuir
leather binding = reliure (f) en peau; reliure (f) en cuir
leather hinge = charnière (f) de cuir
levant = maroquin (m) du Levant
lid/top = couvercle (m)
lift =
to lift (leather) =
lifting knife = couteau (m)
limp binding = reliure (f) souple
to line = doubler v.
lined = doublé(e) adj.
linen = toile (f) de lin (covered in linen = reliure (f) en toile de lin)
linen thread = fil (m) de lin
lining = doublage (m); doublure (f)
link = chaînon (m)
link (stitch) = point à chaînon
lock (stitch) = verrouiller
long stitch = couture (f) longue
long filets = palettes (f pl)
long & link stitch = couture (f) longue et chainettes
loop (stitch) = point traverser
loose-leaf = feuille (f) mobile adj.
lower case letter = minuscule (f or adj.)
lozenge = ornamentation (f) à losanges
lying press = combiné (m); reliette (f)
made = composé(e) adj.; fait(e) adj.
marbled edges = tranches (f pl) marbrées
margin = marge (f)
measure = règle (f); mesure (f)
medallion = médaillon (m)
medieval style = style (m) médiéval
mend = rapiécer; raccomoder v.
metal bound = relié en metal
metal = métal (m)
methyl cellulose = méthylcellulose (f)
methylated spirit = alcool (m) dénaturé
mildew, mould = moisissure (f)
miniature = miniature (f or adj.)
mitre joint = assemblage (m) à onglet
mitre = mitre (f)
mitred decoration = filets (m pl) à onglets
moire silk = moire (f)
monastic = reliure (f) monastique
morocco = maroquin (m)
mosaic = mosaïque (f)
mould = moisissure (f)
to mould, form, shape = former v.
to mount on guards = monter sur onglets (m pl)
mull = mousseline (f)
multi-coloured = en couleurs adv.
mylar = mylar (m)
neatsfoot oil = huile (f) de pied de boeuf
neck of a hide = cou (m)
needles = aiguilles (f pl)
to nest = se nicher v.
to neutralize = neutraliser v.
nipping press = presse (f) de relieur
nipping = mettre en presse v. (rapidement)
non-adhesive = sans colle (f)
octavo = in-octavo (m)
oilstone = pierre (f) à l’huile
on tape = sur rubans (m pl)
onlaying = mosaïque (f) appliquée
onlays = mosaïques (f pl) appliquées
to open a book = ouvrir un livre v.
oriental = oriental(e) adj.
original covers = couverture (f) d’origine
ornamental fillet = filet (m) de fantaisie; guilloché (f)
out of its binding = sans sa couverture (f)
outside edge of a wooden board, edgeways, the edge = chant (m); champ (m)
over-sewing, overcasting, whip-stitching = surjeter v.
oxalic acid = acide (m) oxalique
oxidation = oxydation (f)
to oxidize = oxyder v.
oxide = oxyde (m)
to pack down = compenser v.; tasser v.
packed (sewing) = compensé(e) adj.
packed sewing = couture (f) compensée
to paginate = paginer v.
palimpsest = palimpseste (m)
pallet = fer (m) à filet; palette (f)
palmette, palm leaf = palmette (f)
pamphlet stitch = couture (f) à un cahier; broché(e) adj.
pamphlet = brochure (f)
panel stamp = plaque (f)
panels = entre-nerfs (m pl)
paper bound = broché adj.
paper = papier (m)
paper-covered = couverture (f) en papier
paper binding = reliure (m) plein papier
paper decorator = décorateur (m) de papier
paper bound; paperback = livre (f) sous couverture de papier
papier mache = papier (m) mâché
papyrus = papyrus (m)
parchment = parchemin (m)
to pare = parer v.
to pare leather = parer le cuir v.
paring machine = machine (f) à parer
paring knife = couteau (m) à parer
paring stone = pierre (f) à parer
paring knife = couteau (m) à parer
paste brush = pinceau (m) à colle
paste = colle (f) de pâte; colle (f) d'amidon
to paste, glue, cover, coat = enduire; encoller v.
pasteboard = carton (m) collé, carton
pastedown/board sheet = garde (f) collée
patina = patine (f)
ph neutral papier = papier (m) neutre
pH value = pH (m)
pig vellum = parchemin (m) de porc
pigskin = peau (f) de porc
pigskin = peau (f) de truie; peau (f) de porc
to pinch = pincer v.
pivot point = point (m); point (m) d'articulation
plaquette binding = reliure (f) à plaquettes
plaquette = plaquette (f)
platen = platine (f)
plexiglass/plexi = plexiglass (m)
pliers = pinces (f)
plough = machine (f) à rogner les tranches; rogneuse (f); presse à rogner
pointille = style (m) pointillé
polimerization = polymérisation(f)
polishing iron = fer (m) à polir
polyvinyl acetate; PVA = acétate (m) de polyvinyle
pop-up = pop-up (m)
pore = pore (m)
portfolio = porte-folio (m)
potassium lactate = lactate (m) de potassium
to preserve = conserver v.
preservation = conservation (f)
press boards = ais (m)
press = presse (f)
to press = presser v.; mettre en presse
protection sheet = protection (f)
publishers binding = reliure (f) industrielle
pucker, puckered = plissé(e) adj.
puckered leather = cuir (m) plissé
to pull = débrocher v.
pumice = pierre (f) ponce
punch = poinçon (m)
punched hole = perforation (f), trou (m)
quarter bound, half-bound = demi-reliure (f)
quarto = in-quarto (m)
raised cord sewing = couture (f) sur nerfs; couture (f), sur ficelles
raised bands = nerfs (m pl)
rebacking = refaire v. le dos; réparer v. le dos
rebind = relier à nouveau v.
to rebind = relier à nouveau v.
to recase = réemboîter v.
recessed cords, sunken cords (sewing) = couture (f) à la grecque
recto = recto (m)
reflective = réfléchissante(e) adj.
regular grain goatskin = chagrin (m)
repair = réparation (f)
restore = restaurer v.
restorer = restaurateur (m) eure (f)
to retouch, touch up = retoucher v.
retouched, touched up = retouché(e) adj.
retouching, restoration = retouche (f)
retouching brush = pinceau (m) à retouches
roccoco = rococo
roll = roulette (f)
roll, fillet, roulette = roulette (f)
to roll = rouler v.
romanesque = romanesque adj.
rosette = rosace (f); rosette (f)
to round, to make round = arrondir v.
rounding = arrondissure (f)
rubber cement = colle (f) caoutchouc
rubbing = frottis (m)
to rubricate = rubriquer v.
rubrication = rubrique (f)
ruler, straight edge = règle (f)
Russia = cuir (m) de Russie
to saponify = saponifier v.
saw = scie (f)
to saw-in = grecquer (le cahier) v.
sawing-in = grecquage (m)
scalpel = scalpel (m)
scarf join (leather) =
scissors, chisel = ciseaux (m pl)
to score = marquer au plior v.
scraper, steel scraper = grattoir (m)
scroll = rouleau (m)
sculptural boards = plats (m pl) sculptés
sculptural book = livre-sculpture (m)
section, signature, gathering = cahier (m)
semis, dotting = semis; semé (m)
set of gouges = jeu (m) de filets (m pl)
to sew all along = coudre v. tout du long
to sew all-along = couture (f) tout du long
to sew, sewed, sewn = coudre v.
sewing = couture (f)
sewing frame = cousoir (m)
sewing key = chevillettes (f pl)
sewing on double cords = couture (f) sur double nerfs
sewing stations = [No word to word translation; we say ‘le trou suivant’. H.F.]
sewing support = support (m) de couture
sewing two-on = couture (f) à deux cahiers
sewing, stitching = brochage; couture (f)
sewn = cousu(e) adj.
sextodecimo = in-seize (m)
shagreen = chagrin (m)
to sharpen, hone = affûter, aiguiser v.
shears, scissors = ciseaux (m pl)
sheep parchment = parchemin (m) de mouton
sheepskin = peau (f) de mouton
sheepskin = basane, peau (f) de mouton
sheet = feuille (f)
shell gold = or (m) en coquille
shellac = gomme (f) laque; laque en écailles
shoulder = mors (m)
side, the board covered with paper, cloth or leather = plat (m)
side, board, the board (carton) covered with paper, cloth or leather = plat (m)
sides of a hide = flancs (m pl)
sides of the binding = tranches (f pl)
signature (see section) = cahier (m)
silk doublures = gardes (f pl) de soie; doublure (f)
silk = soie (f)
simplified = simplifé(e) adj.
simplified binding = reliure (f) simplifée
to size = encoller v.
skin = peau (f)
skiver = cuir (m) scié
slip stitch =
slip case = étui (m)
slips = ficelles (f); ficelles effilochées (f pl)
slitting = fendre v.
slotted = découpé(e) adj.; fendu(e) adj.
small tool = petit fer (m)
sodium hypochlorite = hypochlorite (m) de sodium (m)
the square = équerre (f)
span = entrer au trou suivant; dans le cahier supérieur, ou inférieur
span down = descendre v.
span up = monter v.
spatula = spatule (f)
speckled (for paper) = moucheté(e) adj.
speckled (edges) = jaspé(e) adj.
spine board = faux-dos (m)
spine = dos (m)
spine of a hide = échine (f)
spine lining = renfort (m) du dos; goudrons (m pl)
split or tear = déchirure (f)
to split = fendre v.
split leather, skiver = cuir (m) scié
split board = plat doubles (m pl)
spokeshave = racloir (m)
sponge = éponge (f)
springback binding = reliure (f) à ressort; dos (m) à ressort
sprinkled = jaspé(e) adj.
sprinkled edges = tranches (f pl) jaspées
square = chasse (f)
to square = mettre v. d'équerre v.
squares (parts of the boards extending beyond the textblock) = chasses (f pl)
to stab = piquer v. à travers
stabbing = piqûre (f) à travers
stain, spot = tache (f)
stamping machine = titreuse (f) à balancier
stamping block (block stamping the whole cover or a section of the cover) = plaque (f)
stand/ presentation stand = présentoir (m)
standing press = presse (f) à percussion
standing press, percussion press = presse (f) à percussion
starch = amidon (m), fécule (f)
to start (sections jumped) =
stick/rod (closure) = baguette (f); bâton (m)
stippled tooling = décoration (f) aux fers pointillés
to stitch = coudre to neutralize = neutraliser v.
stitched = broché(e) adj.; cousu(e) adj.
stone = pierre (f)
stove = poêle (m)
straight line tool = filet (m) droit
straight edge = règle (f)
strap, thong = lanière (f )
strapwork = enchevêtrement (m)
strawboard = carton (m) paille
stretching frame = châssis (m)
strike-through =
style of binding = espèce (f) de reliure; style (m) de reliure
suede = daim (m)
sumach tanned = tannage (f) au sumac
supported sewing = couture (f) sur supports
to swell = monter v. (swell of the spine)
swelling = gonflement (m); épaisseur (f) (if swell relating to the spine)
tablet = tablette (f)
tabs = languettes (f pl)
tack =
tacket =
tail area of a hide = croupion (m)
tail edge = tranche (f) de queue
tail = queue (f)
talcum = talc (m)
tampon = tampon (m); bouchon (m)
to tan = tanner v.
tannage, tanning = tannage (m)
tanner = tanneur(m); euse (f)
tannery = tannerie (f)
tannic acid = acide (m) tannique; tannin (m)
tannin = tannin (m)
tape = ruban (m)
tape sewn = couture (f) sur rubans
tawed = à l’alun adj.
tear = déchirure (f)
to tear = déchirer v.
technique = technique (f)
template, gauge of size or dimensions = gabarit (m)
tension, tautness = tension (f), raideur (f)
textblock = le corps (m) d’ouvrage
textile = textile (m)
thongs = lanières (f)
thread = fil (m)
throw-up = ouverture (f); forme du dos
throwing up ( of the book in opening) =
thymol = thymol (m)
tide-lines = cernes (m pl)
to tie, attach, to fasten = attacher v.
tie-downs = cordons (m pl); lanières (f pl); attaches (f pl)
to tie-up (raised bands, tie-up in boards) = fouetter v. les nerfs (m pl)
tight back = dos (m) propre
tight shoulder = reliure (f) sans gorge
tip (tipping line) = bout (m); truc (m)
tips = coins (m pl); renforts (m pl)
tongue and slot binding =
tool, finishing tool = fer (m), fer (m) à dorure
tool, implement = outil (m)
to tool, finish = dorer v.
tool blind = dorure (f) à froid
tooling = estampage (f); dorure (f); décor (m)
tooling press = presse (f) à dorer
tooling stove, finishing stove = réchaud (m), fourneau (m) à dorure
top board = plat (m) supérieur
top, head side = tête (f)
to touch up = retoucher v.
trade binding, edition binding = reliure d’éditeur
translation = traduction (f)
tree calf = veau (m) marbré; veau (m) raciné
trefoil = trèfle (m)
trichlorethylene = trichloréthylène (m)
to trim, cut in boards = rogner; couper; ébarber v.
trimmed edge = tranche ébarbée (f); tranche rognée (f)
trimming press (for use with a plough) = presse (f) à rogner
tuft of cottom wool = tampon (m) d’ouate
tunnel book = livre (m)-tunnel
tunnel = tunnel (m)
turn-in = rempli (m)
to turn-in = remplier v.
tweezers = pincettes (f pl); pince (f) à épiler
tying-up = fouettage (m)
type holder = composteur (m)
unbound = non relié(e) adj.
uncut edges, untrimmed = tranches (f pl) non rognées; non coupées
unopened = non coupé adj.
unsewn binding = reliure (f) sans couture
unsupported sewing = couture (f) sans supports (m pl)
untrimmed copy = exemplaire (m) non rogné
vegetable tanned = tannage (m) végétal adj.
vellum binding = reliure (f) en parchemin; reliure (f) en vélin
vellum fasteners = attaches (f pl) en vélin
vellum = vélin (m)
velvet = velours (m)
verso = verso (m)
viscosity = viscosité (f)
viscous = visqueux (se) adj.
warp = cambrure (f)
to warp = cambrer v.
to wash = laver; rincer v.
waste sheet = macule (f)
water stain = tache (f) d’humidité, cerne (m)
water brush = pinceau (m) à eau
wax = cire (f)
wear point = usure (f)
white endpapers = gardes (f pl) blanches
wire-hinge binding = charnières (f pl) métalliques
with a design = reliure (f) décorée; reliure (f) avec décor
wood veneer = placage (m) de bois; bois (m) plaqué
wood spine = dos (m) en bois
wood = bois (m)
wooden board = ais (m)
wooden boards = ais ( m s or pl)
worn = usé(e) adj.
wrappers = chemise (f); jaquette (f)
yapp; binding with yapp edges = reliure (f) à rabats; reliure Yapp
zig-zag endpaper = gardes (f pl) avec zig-zag
Words relating to paper, paper decoration, papermaking/Les mots utilisés dans la papeterie, décoration du papier:
abaca = abaca (m)
acid-free paper = papier (m) sans acide
agar = agar-agar (m)
alkaline = alcalin(e) adj.
alum rosin sizing = colophane (f) d’alun
alum = alun (m)
ammonium sulphate = sulphate (m) d’ammonium
ammonium sulphide = sulfure (m) d’ammonium
bast, bass (tree) = tilleul (m)
bast fibres = les fibres (f pl) de basat
beater = batteur(m); batteuse (f)
Bible paper = papier (m) oignon
bleach = décolorant (m)
to bleach = blanchir; décolorer v.
blotting paper = papier (m) buvard
borax = borax (m)
bristol board = papier (m) bristol; bristol (m)
calcium carbonate = carbonate (m) de calcium
calcium hydroxide = hydroxide (m) de calcium
calendered = calandré(e) adj.
caragheenan, caragheen, Irish moss = mousse (f) d’Irlande; carrraghénine (f)
cartridge paper = papier (m) fort
cellulose = cellulose (f)
chain lines = pontuseaux (f pl) [This is a hard one. In a hand made sheet of paper there are the lines running parallel to the long side (pontuseaux pl) and those running parallel to the short side of the sheet (vergeures f pl) so chainlines should be pontuseaux (f pl). H.F.]
chemical wood pulp = pâte (f) chimique
clay coated, a coating = couché(e) adj.; couche (f)
to coat = couvrir v.
coating = couche (f)
cockle = gondolement (m); gondolage (m)
to cockle = gondoler v.
cockling = gondolement (m); gondolage (m)
cold pressed = pressé(e) à froid adj.
comb pattern, nonpareil = marbré (m) peigné; nonpareil (m)
cotton paper = papier (m) coton
to couch = coucher v.
cross grain = contre-grain adv.
deckle edge = bord (m) barbé
deckle = barbes (f pl)
durable = durable; résistant(e) adj.
felt = feutre (m)
fibre = fibre (f)
fibrillation = fibrillation (f)
filler = remplissage (m)
filling, loading = charge (f)
to flatten = aplatir v.
flax = lin (m)
Fourdrinier = fourdrinier
gall = noix (f s or pl) de galle
gallic acid = acide (m) gallique
gampi = gampi (m)
glassine = papier (m) pelure; papier (m) parcheminé
grain = grain (m)
groundwood = pâte (f) mécanique
hand dyed = teint(e) à la main adj.
handmade paper = papier (m) fait-main
hemp = chanvre (m)
Hollander/Hollander beater = cylindre (m) hollandais, pile (f)
humidified = humidifié(e) adj.
hydrophilic = hydrophile (m or f) adj.
hygroscopic = hygroscopique adj.
inclusions = inclusions (f pl)
Japanese paper = papier (m) japonais; papier (m) japon
jute = jute (m)
kaolin = kaolin (m)
kozo = kozo (m)
kraft paper = papier (m) kraft
laid/laid and chain =
laid lines = vergeures (f pl)
lignan = lignine (f)
long grain = grain (m) long
machine direction = grain (m) machine
magnesium bicarbonate = bicarbonate (m) de magnésium
to marble = marbrer v.
marbled paper = papier (m) marbré
Mitsumata = mitsumata (m)
mould made paper = papier (m) fait-main
mould (papermaking mould) = forme (f); châssis (m)
mould, fungis = moisissure (f)
neutral = neutre (m)
to neutralize = neutraliser v.
neutralization = neutralisation (f)
newsprint = papier (m) journal
opacity = opacité (f)
oxalic acid = acide (m) oxalique
oxgall = fiel (m) de boeuf
paper pulp = pâte (f) à papier; pulpe (f)
paper weight standard = la norme (f) de poids du papier (norme =standard)
paper = papier (m)
papyrus = papyrus (m)
paste paper = papier (m) à la colle
permanent/durable = permanent(e)/durable adj.
permanent = permanent(e) (f) adj.
printed paper = papier (m) imprimé
pulp = pâte (f) à papier
pulpboard = carton-pâte (m)
quire = cahier (m)
rag paper = papier (m) chiffon
rattle (to rattle) = cliqueter v.
ream = rame (f)
short grain = grain (m) court
size (to size) = encoller v.
sizing = encollage (m)
sodium hypochlorite = hypochlorite (m) de sodium (m)
stain (as a noun) = tache (f)
stain = maculer v.
Sulfate paper/Kraft = papier (m) de sulfate
Sulfite paper = papier (m) de sulfite
tear resistance = résistance (f) à la déchirure
tear strength = déchirer force
the rattle of paper = le cliquetis (m) du papier
tissue paper = papier (m) de soie
tracing paper = papier-calque (m); calque (m)
tragacanth = gomme (f) adragante
turpentine = térébenthine (f)
vat = cuve (f)
waste paper = macule (f)
watermark = filigrane (m)
wire screen = grille (f) à jasper
wove (in paper) = papier (m) vélin
wrinkle (in paper) = pli (m); faux-pli (m)
Words relating to printing/Les mots utilisés dans l’impression:
a print,mark, imprint = impression (f)
a stamp = cachet (m), tampon (m)
acetone = acétone (f)
addenda = addenda (m)
an engraving or print = estampe (f); ciselure (f)
annotation = annotation (f)
aquarelle, watercolour = aquarelle (f)
aquatint = aquatinte (f)
artist’s proof = épreuve (f) d'artiste
artist’s book = livre (m) d'artiste
autograph = autographe (m)
benzene = benzène (m)
black letters, gothic letters = caractères (m)gothiques
book illustration = art (m) de l’illustration (f); illustration (f)
book decoration = décoration (f) des livres; décor (m)
bookplate = ex-libris (m)
broadside = in-plano (m) (printing); format (m) oblong or à l’italienne
calligraphed = calligraphié(e) adj.
calligraphy = calligraphie (f)
casting machine = fondeuse (f)
cellulose-acetate = acétate (m) de cellulose
chained book = livre (m) enchaîné
chase (printing frame) = châssis (m)
chased; engraved = ciselé(e); gravé(e) adj.
chasing = ciselure (f)
chiaroscuro = camaïeu (m); en clair-obscur adv.
chine-collé = chine (m) collé
chromolithography = chromolithographie (f)
clandestine press = imprimerie (f) clandestine; presse (f) clandestine
clay tablet = tablette (f) d'argile
collage = collage (m)
collation = collation (f)
collotype = phototypie (f)
colophon = colophon (m)
coloured pencils = crayons (m pl) de couleur
computer printed = imprimé(e) par ordinateur adj.
copper-plate = taille-douce (f)
cover design = dessin (m) de couverture
cursive = caractère (m) cursif
cylinder press = presse (f) à cylindre
decorated paper = papier (m) décoré
decoration = décoration (f)
dry pigment = pigment (m) en poudre
dry-point = à la pointe (f) sèche; pointe (f) sèche
duodecimal = in-douze (m)
dust cover = chemise (f); jaquette(f)
dye = teinture (f)
engraved = estampé(e); gravé(e) adj.
errata slip = errata (m)
etched = gravé(e) à l’eau-forte adj.
etching = eau-forte (f); eaux-fortes (f pl); gravure (f) à l’eau forte
foliation (numbering of leaves) = foliotage (m); pagination (f); numérotation (f)
folio = in-folio (m)
font = fonte (f)
format = format (m)
forme = forme (f) d’impression
frontispiece = frontispice (m)
gouache = gouache (f)
graving tool = ciseau (m); burin (m)
half title = faux-titre (m)
half tone screen = trame (f)
halftone = similigravure (f)
hand embossed = estampé(e) à la main adj.
hand composition = composition (f) à la main; composition (f) manuelle
hand press = presse (f) à bras
hand coloured = colorié(e) à la main adj.
hand set = livre (m) typographié; composé(e) à la main adj.
handprinted = imprimé(e) à la main adj.; imprimé(e)en typographie adj.
handwriting = écriture (f)
holograph = holographe (m)
illuminated manuscript = manuscript (m) enluminé
illuminated = enluminé(e) adj.
illumination = enluminure (f)
illustrated = illustré(e) adj.
illustration = illustration (f)
illustrations = illustrations (f pl)
image = image (f)
imagery = imagerie (f); images (f pl)
imposition = imposition (f)
imprint = rubrique (f) de l’éditeur; rubrique (f) de l’imprimeur
in or by stencil = au pochoir adv.
incunable, incunabulum = incunable (m)
index = index (m)
India ink = encre (f) de chine
initial letter = initiale (f); also lettrine (f) if large or coloured
ink = encre (f)
inkroller = rouleau (m); rouleur (m) encreur
inner margin, gutter = petit fond (m)
intaglio = impression (f) en creux; gravure (f) en creux
keyboard = clavier (m)
laser printed = imprimé(e) au laser adj.
leaf = feuillet (m); feuille (m)
letter = lettre (f)
lettering/hand lettering = lettrage
letterpress = typographie (f)
ligature = ligature (f)
line-engraving = gravure (f) au trait
lino cut = gravure (f) sur linoléum
linoleum print = linogravure(f); gravure sur linoléum
linoleum block = linoleum (m) or linoléum (m)
linotype = linotype (f)
lithograph = lithographie (f)
lithographic printing = impression (f) lithographique
lithography = lithographie (f)
making-up = mise (f) en page(s)
manuscript = manuscrit (m)
margin = marge (f)
matrix = matrice (f)
mezzotint = mezzotinte (f)
mixed media = médias (m pl) mixtes
monotype = monotype (f)
multi media (mixed media) = multimédias (m pl)
octavo = in-octavo (m)
offset book = livre (m) en offset
offset printed = imprimé(e) en offset adj.
offset lithography = lithographie (f) en offset
offset printing = imprimerie (f) offset
oxidized plate = crée par oxydation de la plaque
page = page (f)
pagination = pagination (f)
palimpsest = palimpseste (m)
pearlescent = perlé(e) adj.; nacré(e) adj.
pen = stylo (m)
photocopies = photocopies (f pl)
photograph = photographie (f)
pigment = pigment (m)
planagraphic printing = impression (f) à plat, procédé (m) à plat
plate = plaque (f)
platen = platine(f)
point = point (m)
press, printing press = presse (f)
print = imprimé (m)
print, proof = épreuve (f)
print state = épreuve (f) avec toute lettre [???]
print shop = imprimerie (f)
printed = imprimé (e) adj.
printer = imprimeur (m) eure (f)
printer = imprimante (f) (e.g laser printer = imprimante au laser)
printers mark = marque (f) d’imprimeur
printers ink = encre (f) d’imprimerie
printing (act of) = impression (f), envoyer à l’impression
private press = imprimerie (f) privée ; presse (f) privée
proof = épreuve (f)
prussic acid = acide (m) prussique
publisher’s device = marque (f) d’éditeur; rubrique (f) de l’éditeur
pull (trial print) = épreuve (f) d’essai
punch = poinçon (m)
quarto = in-quarto (m)
relief printing = procédé (m) en relief; estampage (f) en relief; embossage (m)
relief = en relief adv.
Roman letters (letterforms) = lettres (f pl) romaines; caractères (m pl) romains
rosin = colophane (f)
rotogravure, photogravure = rotogravure (f)
sans-serif = caractère (m) sans empattement
scriptorium = scriptorium (m)
scroll = rouleau (m)
section (in bookbinding) = cahier (f)
sepia = sépia (f)
serif = empattement (m)
serigraph, silk screen = sérigraphie (f)
serigraphed = sérigraphié(e) adj.
sheet = feuille (f)
signature (in bookbinding) = cahier (m)
silk screen printing = sérigraphie (f)
silverpoint = dessin (m) à la pointe d’argent
soft-ground = au vernis (m) mou
space = espace (f)
spacing = espacement (m)
to stamp in relief, to emboss = repousser v.; embosser v.
stamping pad = tampon (m) encreur
stamping, tooling = estampage (m)
stamping = estampillage (m)
steel (plate) engraving = gravure (f) sur acier
stencil = pochoir (m)
stippling = pointillage (m); pointillé (m)
text = texte (m); corps (m)
the printing = imprimerie (f)
title = titre (m)
title page = page (f) de titre
to stamp, punch = poinçonner v.
to pull a print = tirer une gravure (f) v.
to pull = tirer des épreuves (f pl) d’essai v.
to print = imprimer v.
to collate = comparer; collationer v.
to stamp = estamper; frapper v.
to decorate = décorer v.
to print = imprimer v.
to paginate = paginer v.
to make up = mettre en pages v.
to distribute the type = distribuer la composition (f) v.
to compose = composer v.
to dye, dyed, dyeing = teindre v.; teinte(e) adj.; teinture (f)
to engrave = ciseler v.; estamper v.; graver v
to folioate = folioter v.; paginer v.; numéroter v.
to justify (type) = justifier v.
to typeset = composer v.
type face = oeil (m) (d’un caractère)
type holder, composing stick = composteur (m)
type = caractères (m) (e.g. caractères Garamont - Garamont type)
typesetter = compositeur (m); trice (f)
typesetting = composition (f)
typographic = typographique adj.
typography = typographie (f)
unnumbered = non numéroté(e) adj.
upper case letter, capital letter = majuscule (f)
verso = verso (m)
volume = volume (m)
watercolour = aquarelle (f)
wax tablet = tablette (f) de cire
wood engraver = graveur (m) sur bois
wood engraving = gravure (f ) sur bois
woodcut block = bois (m); bois gravé (m)
woodcuts by the artist = gravures (f pl) sur bois de l’artiste
wooden tablet = tablette (f) de bois