Gathering

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English

=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>

Related terms

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Translations for "gathering"

• Chinese: 配页<ref name="Goethe"> Glossary on paper restoration. Goethe-Institut Hongkong, 2013. Web.</ref>, 配帖<ref name="Goethe" />, 位置<ref name="Goethe" />
• English: gathering, signature

• Danish: (translation needed)

• Dutch: katern

• French: cahier

• German: Heft, Lage<ref name="Goethe" />

• Italian: fascicolo<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique"> Muzerelle, Denis. Vocabulaire codicologique: répertoire méthodique des termes français relatifs aux manuscrits, avec leurs équivalents en anglais, italien, espagnol. n.p, n.d. Web. 2 September 2014</ref>

• Korean: 실로 엮기위해 본문지를 합친것, 종이 한첩<ref name="Goethe" />

• Latin: (translation needed)

• Spanish: cuaderno<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, cuadernillo<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />

• Swedish: (translation needed)

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