Chemise

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English

Definition

• "A cover of silk or chevotrain, used in the 15th century to protect leather bookbindings. The chemise was sometimes used in the Middle Ages in lieu of binding." <ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.</ref>
• "A loose cover for a book with pockets into which the boards are inserted."<ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.</ref>
• "Broadly, the canvas covering used to protect leather-bound stationery bindings."<ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.</ref>

Related terms

box, slipcase

Translations

• Chinese: 书套1
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: hulsel2
• French: chemise, étui
• German: Hülle1, Buchschutzhülle1, Buchhülle2
• Italian: Sovracoperta{{subst: 3}}, Camicia{{subst: 3}}<ref name="Dizionario">Macchi, Federico, Livio Macchi, Milena Alessi, Michel Wittock, and Piccarda Quilici. Dizionario Illustrato Della Legatura. Milano: S. Bonnard, 2002. Print.</ref>, Sopravveste{{subst: 3}}, coperta di protezione<ref name="Dizionario">Macchi, Federico, Livio Macchi, Milena Alessi, Michel Wittock, and Piccarda Quilici. Dizionario Illustrato Della Legatura. Milano: S. Bonnard, 2002. Print.</ref>, astuccio e camicia<ref name="Dizionario">Macchi, Federico, Livio Macchi, Milena Alessi, Michel Wittock, and Piccarda Quilici. Dizionario Illustrato Della Legatura. Milano: S. Bonnard, 2002. Print.</ref>
• Korean: 자료를 보호하기 위한 보존함의 일종1
• Latin: camisia<ref name="Dizionario">Macchi, Federico, Livio Macchi, Milena Alessi, Michel Wittock, and Piccarda Quilici. Dizionario Illustrato Della Legatura. Milano: S. Bonnard, 2002. Print.</ref>
• Spanish: Sobrecubierta{{subst: 3}}, Funda{{subst: 3}}, Camisa{{subst: 3}}
• Swedish: please add this translation if you can

References

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