Boss

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English

noun

Definition

"Brass or other metal knobs, studs, shoes, or ornamentation fastened to the cover of a book for ornamental value or to prevent the leather from being scratched or otherwise marred." <ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Matt T. and Don Etherington. "Bosses". Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books, A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Conservation Online, 1994. Web. 2 September 2014.</ref>

Related terms

metal furniture, clasps

Translations for "boss"

• Chinese: 浮雕<ref name="Goethe"> Glossary on paper restoration. Goethe-Institut Hongkong, 2013. Web.</ref>
• English: bosses

• French: umbilic<ref name="ICA">Crespo Nogueira, Carmen, ed. ICA Handbooks Series : Glossary of Basic Archival and Library Conservation Terms : English with Equivalents in Spanish, German, Italian, French and Russian. Munchen, DEU: K. G. Saur, 2010. ProQuest ebrary. Web. http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/lib/asulib/detail.action?docID=10591270</ref><ref name="Kuhn">Kuhn, Hilde. Wörterbuch Der Handbuchbinderei Und Der Restaurierung: Von Einbänden, Papyri, Handschriften, Graphiken, Autographen, Urkunden Und Globen in Deutscher, Englischer, Französischer Und Italienischer Sprache. Stuttgart: Hettler, 1969. Print.</ref>, ombilic<ref name="ICA" /><ref name="Kuhn"/>, bossette<ref name="Kuhn" />, boulon<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>, bouillon<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, cabochon<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />

• Danish: (translation needed)

• Dutch: (translation needed)

• German: Buckel<ref name="ICA" />

• Italian: brocche<ref name="Kuhn" />, borchia<ref name="ICA" /><ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" /><ref name="Dizionario">Macchi, Federico, Livio Macchi, Milena Alessi, Michel Wittock, and Piccarda Quilici. Dizionario Illustrato Della Legatura. Milano: S. Bonnard, 2002. Print.</ref>, borchie<ref name="Alessandro">Sidoti, Alessandro. Personal correspondence. 11 September 2014.</ref>, bullone<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, coppa<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, brocca<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, bulletta<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />

• Korean: 돌기 (장식적)<ref name="Goethe" />, 사마귀 (모양의 징)<ref name="Goethe" />

• Latin: broca <ref name="Dizionario"/>

• Spanish: bullón<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, bollón, cabujón<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />

• Swedish: (translation needed)

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