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"1. The process of collecting, and arranging in proper order for binding, the printed sheets or sections of a publication, which, in the case of sections, takes place after folding. 2. The group of leaves formed by folding and combining the one or more sheets or half sheets which make up a section (signature). The sheet is the printer's unit, while the gathering is the binder's unit." <ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Matt T. and Don Etherington. [http://cool.conservation-us.org/don/dt/dt1501.html "Gathering"]. ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books, A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology''. Conservation Online, 1994. Web. 2 September 2014.</ref>
 
"1. The process of collecting, and arranging in proper order for binding, the printed sheets or sections of a publication, which, in the case of sections, takes place after folding. 2. The group of leaves formed by folding and combining the one or more sheets or half sheets which make up a section (signature). The sheet is the printer's unit, while the gathering is the binder's unit." <ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Matt T. and Don Etherington. [http://cool.conservation-us.org/don/dt/dt1501.html "Gathering"]. ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books, A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology''. Conservation Online, 1994. Web. 2 September 2014.</ref>
 
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English

noun

Definition

"1. The process of collecting, and arranging in proper order for binding, the printed sheets or sections of a publication, which, in the case of sections, takes place after folding. 2. The group of leaves formed by folding and combining the one or more sheets or half sheets which make up a section (signature). The sheet is the printer's unit, while the gathering is the binder's unit." <ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Matt T. and Don Etherington. "Gathering". Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books, A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Conservation Online, 1994. Web. 2 September 2014.</ref>

Synonyms

Related terms

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Translations for "gathering"

  • Danish: (translation needed)
  • Latin: (translation needed)
  • Spanish: cuaderno<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, cuadernillo<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />
  • Swedish: (translation needed)

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