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Backing boards

Scope note

Bevelled, wedge-shaped boards of varying sizes usually made of wood and sometimes faced with metal, used in a lying press when backing a book.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000261430

Broader Terms used

<bookbinding equipment>

Term used for

boards, backing

Equivalent Terms used

backing board

Created

13yrs ago

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