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with no gatherings, each sheet glued directly to the binding. The gatherings are sewn together at the spine, done in such a way that two or more stretches of thread are visible along each gathering's innermost fold.
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The section is the basic building block of codex bindings. In Western bookbinding, sections are sewn through their folds, with the sewing thread securing each section to the one bound before it.
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The gatherings can be seen by looking at the top or bottom sides of the book, though cheaper modern books are
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Group of printed leaves, folded in the middle and bound together into a book binding
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is a group of sheets folded in half, to be worked into the binding as a unit.
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Twelve gatherings can be seen in this spine-side view of a book being bound
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Gathering (bookbinding)

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Section" bookbinding
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
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Coptic binding
bookbinding

perfect bound
vellum
parchment
Section (typography)
Signature mark
Units of paper quantity
Book size
Octavo
Imposition
"Glossary of Binding Terms"
Stub icon
making art out of books
bookbinding
the design of mass-produced books

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