Boards

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English

noun

1. "The covers of a hard bound book; the boards are the stiff cardboard or paperboard which is usually covered with cloth or leather; and when covered with paper, the covers are properly referred to as "boards". Many pre-1850 books were issued by the publishers bound in boards (paper covered), allowing for an inexpensive binding which could later be replaced with leather by a hand book binder. Early (medieval) manuscript volumes were often bound between two oak boards, hence the probable origin of this term."<ref name="ILAB">International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Glossary. Web. 2014.</ref>

Related terms

Materials used to make boards:Binder's board, Wood pulp board, Wooden boards, Scaleboard

Methods of attaching boards: Laced on, Case binding

Translations

covers of a hardbound book

• Dutch:

• French:

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• German:

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<ref name="Dizionario">Macchi, Federico, Livio Macchi, Milena Alessi, Michel Wittock, and Piccarda Quilici. Dizionario Illustrato Della Legatura. Milano: S. Bonnard, 2002. Print.</ref>

• Latin:

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