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Greek style bindings

Scope note

Bindings employed in the 15th and 16th centuries in France and Italy for Greek texts and translations from Greek, characterized by headbands projecting beyond the boards at the head and foot of the spine, thick wooden boards with grooved edges, and straps fastened to pins set in the grooves.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000211412

Equivalent Terms used

Greek style binding

Created

13yrs ago

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