RE: On Books and The Housing of Them
- From: dean@[redacted]
- Subject: RE: On Books and The Housing of Them
- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 10:47:58 -0400
From GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR PRE-INDUSTRIAL BOOK HISTORY at
http://www.ukans.edu/~bookhist/glossary.html
Half bound - a book with spine and outer corners of leather (or vellum)
while the rest of the sides are covered with cloth or paper.
In the case of leather, it's more frequently referred to these days as
"half-calf"
-- Dean Krafft
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From: Charles P. Hall [mailto:chall@[redacted]
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:51 PM
To: book people
Subject: [BP] On Books and The Housing of Them
By the way, can anyone explain the term "half-bound" book?