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Backing (bookbinding process)

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In bookbinding, the process applied to the back of a book which has been previously sewn and glued, whereby the back edges of the gatherings are splayed outwards from the center of the back, thus shaping a ridge or shoulder on each side; it is done at the same time as or just after rounding.

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AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000261405

Equivalent Terms used

backed

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13yrs ago

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