Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 57
protect these delicate threads a strip of leatherwas cut, damped and pressed over the bands so as to fitquite closely, and fastened on with glue, projecting a shortway over on to the board itself so as to cover up the holesused for the bands. This is called a half-binding. Onthe leather of such… … Eig. 45.—Half-bound book. EOLLS, BOOKS AND BOOKBINDINGS. 45 leaves fiat, but of course artistic binders saw that claspsmight be made very ornamental, and so many of them are.They have survived as ornamental adjuncts to a bindinguntil the present day, although there is no necessity forthem. Bosses…
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