The Wealth of Endpapers

> “ The next most commonly seen in British books are perhaps the so-called ‘Dutch gilt’ papers. I say so-called, because the papers are not Dutch at all, but most likely imported from the Netherlands.”

Is there a special definition for Dutch that I missed here?

I've been looking into bookbinding as a hobby and the amount of artistry that goes to the different parts of the process has been a wonderful surprise.