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The article explores the history of the Flemish panel stamp and its use in bookbinding decoration. Topics discussed include the popular use of octavo format printing, research by scholar Staffan Fogelmark on the molding of stamps, wooden book covers, and composite panels separated by a decorative frieze.

The article discusses the history of an early red-printed correction sheet in the Huntington Library copy of "Vulgaria uiri doctissimi Guil. Hormani Caesarisburgensis." The text is marked for three errors and corrected in the margin. The type in the correction sheet is indistinguishable from the 110G used by notary from 1498-1503 with few anomalies.

The article discusses color printing in Western Europe from circa 1490 through 1700, including printers' use of red frisket sheets as printing equipment. An overview of the binding agents used in color printing, including in regard to the binding of manuscripts and bookbinding structures, is provided.

The article discusses the discovery of a book believed to be bound by cleric and bookbinder Johannes Richenbach, and compares the binding to Richenbach's other works. The book, an incunable, is a copy of the "Biblia Latina" printed by Anton Koberger and held at the Huntington Library. Details related to the design and construction of the binding, including the use of pigskin leather and Richenbach's process of decorative stamping, are presented. Bookbinding in Ulm, Germany is also discussed.