blind stamping

British

noun

Also called: blind blocking. bookbinding an impression on a book cover without using colour or gold leaf

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It is considered that English binders excelled in this art of “blind” stamping, that is, without the use of gold leaf.

From Project Gutenberg

Following the increased use of the common cloths, attention was given to the artistic effects which might be obtained by using colored inks and gold on lettering and design, and also to the effect obtained by pressure of hot binders' dies or stamps upon covers made with embossed cloths, which latter process is known in binding as "blanking" or "blind" stamping.

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