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Sawing-in

Scope note

In bookbinding, the process of sawing grooves in the back of a text block for the reception of cords on which the gatherings are sewn.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000261479

Term used for

sawing in

Equivalent Terms used

sawn-in

Created

13yrs ago

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