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Frames (ornament areas)

Scope note

Enclosing borders. In bookbinding and printing contexts made up of separate elements showing no evidence of having been designed to function together as a border. Distinguished from "compartments" which are decorative borders created as single design units enclosing the letterpress of a title page.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000257245

Broader Terms used

borders (ornament areas)

Equivalent Terms used

frame (ornament area)

Created

13yrs ago

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