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Bookbinding Vocab

TermDefinition
bonefolder a dull-edged tool made from bone, used to fold, crease, and score
text block a group of sections sewn together, without a cover (case)
oral tradition the practice of sharing information orally, rather than writing it down
scroll A roll, as of parchment or papyrus, used especially for writing
codex gigas the largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript in the world, at 36 inches tall (also called the Devil’s Bible)
nipping press used to apply quick and uniform pressure
awl used to punch sewing holes in books
book of hours a Christian devotional book used to pray
mixtec codices pictorial manuscripts with each being painted on tanned deerskin in the Oaxaca region of Mesoamerica
stab stich binding a binding originating in China which is also called thread binding
grain the direction of fibers in a sheet of paper, determining how it folds and warps
case binding using a hard board cover as a case which wraps around the block of pages (Also known as text block) to protect the book
zine typically DIY small circulation works which have historically been associated with grassroots movements and activism
coptic binding the binding of the first “true” codices; sewn board binding
parchment writing material made from specially prepared untanned skins of animals
book cloth prepared cloth that has been backed so adhesive will not leak through
foredge the edge of the book opposite the spine, where pages are visible
end sheet the papers, often decorative, at the beginning and end of a book
folio a sheet of paper folded in half, put together to form sections
section multiple folios put together
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