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Folded books

Scope note

Use for books consisting of a long strip of paper folded accordion-fashion and attached at one or both ends to stiff covers. When a book consists of double leaves with folds at the fore edge and with free edges sewn together to make a fascicle, use "Traditional format." ALAG

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000200572

Broader Terms used

<books by external form>

Narrower Terms used

sempû-yô
detcho

Equivalent Terms used

folded book

Created

13yrs ago

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