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Text blocks

Scope note

Those parts of books consisting of the leaves or gatherings to be bound, exclusive of the materials, such as endpapers or boards, that are added in binding.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000195190

Broader Terms used

<gathered matter components>

Term used for

blocks, text
bookblocks

Equivalent Terms used

text block

Created

13yrs ago

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