Paper is a very fiberous material fortunately, which means minor miracles can be achieved without using any kind of tape, including "archival tape" the stuff most conservators use.
I use a method I developed many years ago that involves opening the fibres of the paper and knitting them back together creating an almost invisible repair giving back it's natural strength.
Of course a page can be completely torn off and lost leaving the remnant in the book.
This can be a major problem to your average bookbinder.
But who said anything about being average.
And don't forget that knitting back the fibres of any bits that are missing have to be replaced with matching paper from that period, so paper identification, weight and properties are very important.
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