Lexicon Browse - W
Wash - A term used in two distinct, but similar ways: 1) to remove ink from a page with water or another liquid mixture (as in a palimpsest), or 2) the use of a brush to apply diluted ink to a page or decoration.Watermark - A wire device in a paper frame (in the form of designs or monograms), which leaves an image in the paper.Wax tablets - see Tablet, Support, Writing supportWorkshop - The place where an artist or community of artists worked, or a group of artists working together to design, execute and produce books.Worming - The damage done to books by a variety of insects or other pests.Wove paper - see PaperWriting support - The surface on which a manuscript is written, such as papyrus or parchment.Written space - The measured size of the area on the support used to contain the text (also called the writing space).