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Case binding (process)

Scope note

Method of bookbinding in which a hard cover is made wholly separate from the book and later is attached to it by gluing the endpapers to the inside of the boards of the case. Introduced in Great Britain in the 1820s.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000202317

Broader Terms used

bookbinding

Term used for

binding, case
case-bound

Equivalent Terms used

casebound

Created

13yrs ago

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