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Thumb indexes

Scope note

Series of rounded notches cut into the fore edges of books and marked to direct the reader to sections of the text.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000207631

Broader Terms used

<gathered matter components>

Equivalent Terms used

thumb index

Created

13yrs ago

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