law sheep

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Scope note
Smooth-grained natural- or cream-colored sheepskin leather, vegetable-tanned, usually with bark, commonly used in the 19th and early 20th centuries in binding law books, especially in England, as a less expensive alternative to "law calf." It has been superceded in that use by "law buckram."
law sheep
Accepted term: 27-Jan-2025