Block

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English

noun

"A piece of metal, without a handle, bearing an engraved or etched design and used in decorating the covers of a book. It is intended to be used in a press." <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

Block book, Blocking press, Block printing, Blocking

Translations

• Danish: (translation needed)

• Dutch: [[cliché|label=preferred}} French: cliché, plaque <ref name="Dizionario">Macchi, Federico, Livio Macchi, Milena Alessi, Michel Wittock, and Piccarda Quilici. Dizionario Illustrato Della Legatura. Milano: S. Bonnard, 2002. Print.</ref>

• German: Klischee

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• Latin: (translation needed)

{{Concept translation|language=es|label=bloque]], [[clise|label=preferred}} Swedish: (translation needed)

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