Chemise
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English
noun
Definition
"1. 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. 2. A loose cover for a book with pockets into which the boards are inserted. 3. Broadly, the canvas covering used to protect leather-bound stationery bindings."<ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Matt T. and Don Etherington. "Chemise". Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books, A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Conservation Online, 1994. Web. 2 September 2014.</ref>
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Translations for "chemise"
- Chinese: 书套<ref name="Goethe"> Glossary on paper restoration. Goethe-Institut Hongkong, 2013. Web.</ref>
- Danish: (translation needed)
- Dutch: hulsel<ref name="Kneep">Gnirrep, W.K., J.P. Gumbert and J.A. Szirmai. Kneep en binding. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1992.</ref>
- German: Hülle<ref name="Goethe" />, Buchschutzhülle<ref name="Goethe" />, Buchhülle<ref name="Kneep" />
- Italian: Sovracoperta<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>, Camicia<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, Sopravveste<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />
- Korean: 자료를 보호하기 위한 보존함의 일종<ref name="Goethe" />
- Latin: (translation needed)
- Spanish: Sobrecubierta<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, Funda<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, Camisa<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />
- Swedish: (translation needed)
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