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Tying up

Scope note

Use for the bookbinding process of wrapping cord tightly around a book held between specially shaped boards, the cords running over the spine on either side of the raised bands, over the boards, and under the fore edge of the book, for the purpose of making the covering adhere securely to the boards. Use also for the process of wrapping cord from head to tail at the spine of a book in order to pinch the headcaps.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000261471

Equivalent Terms used

tied-up

Created

13yrs ago

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