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<ref>Gustavson, Denise. "New Digital Print Paradigm." ''Printing Impressions'', vol. 59, no. 7, 2016, pp. 24-24,26''. ProQuest'', http://libgateway.susqu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/new-digital-print-paradigm/docview/1917636710/se-2.</ref>[page is still being edited] Decorative edges refers to book page edges that have been painted, cut, engraved, or otherwise embellished for no purpose other than aesthetics. 

== History of decorative edges ==
Decorative book edges are very popular today, but they are not a modern invention. In the Middle Ages, books were considered luxury items, and were very expensive. [[Illustrated book|The books]] were bound and decorated elaborately with expensive materials like gold and silver, and were filled with colorful illustrations and calligraphy.<ref>Minneapolis Institute of Art. “Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts.” ''Artsmia'', 2021, new.artsmia.org/programs/teachers-and-students/teaching-the-arts/art-in-context/medieval-illuminated-manuscripts.</ref> However, some of these decorations were also practical.