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Tapes (binding components)

Scope note

Narrow strips of closely woven cloth across the back of a book to which the sections are sewn. Distinguished from "thongs (binding components)" which are narrow strips of rawhide or processed animal skin that served the same purpose early in the development of flexible sewing, and "cords (binding components)" which are twisted strands of fibrous material that replaced thongs by the latter part of the 16th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000253099

Broader Terms used

<binding components>

Equivalent Terms used

tape (binding component)

Created

13yrs ago

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