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Nipping up

Scope note

Use for the process in the hand binding of books in which the material covering the spine is pressed and shaped over the bands with band nippers to ensure proper adhesion.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000261401

Equivalent Terms used

nipped-up

Created

13yrs ago

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