Bodkin (pronune bod-kin) A sewing
tool which is a type of awl. A bodkin has a thin metal shaft witch has a
consistent diameter except for the narrowing at the point. It is similar to a bradawl which is a carpenter’s tool. An awl is inferior for
piercing sewing stations, as it is difficult to obtain proper size of the
opening in the paper.
Bookbinding (pronune b-ook, bahyn-ding) the
craft of making books. Definition of bookbinder noun, a person who binds books
as a profession.
Bri·dling, (pronune brid-ling) ppl. a. {f.
as prec + -ing2 .} That
bridles: in various senses of the verb. Bridle: (brǝi.d’l), v. 2. To curb, check, restrain, hold in.
Car·dboard (pronune kahrd-bawrd) [f. CARD
sb,2+BOARD.]
Paste board of the thickness of card, for cutting cards from, or for the making
boxes and the like. Also attrib, in cardboard box,
etc.
||Cliché (pronune klee-shey) (kliʃe). [Fr.,
pa. Pple. Of clicher, var. of cliquer to
click, applied by die-sinkers to the striking of melted lead in order to obtain
proof or cast. 1. The French name for a stereotype block; a cast or ‘dab’;
applied especially to a metal stereotype of a wood- engraving used to print
form.
2. Extended to the negative in photography (Modern dictionary)
Compound binding (pronune kom-pound,
bahyn-ding) A hybrid book
structure of two of the same or differing types of books. There are different
types of book binding. The four basic types of books, determined by how they
are bound are:
1.At one point is called a fan.
2. At two points is the Venetian blind. The fan and blind are
used by South Sea island cultures.
3. Across one edge, is the Western Codex.
Alternative folds back and forth upon itself are the Oriental
fold book. The other three types of books are sewn. The fold book binding is
mechanical.
Concrete (pronune kon-kreet) (Kǫnkrit) n, A heavy,
rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand,
cement, and water, that can be spread or poured into molds and that
forms a stone like mass on hardening. v.
concreted, past participle; concreted, past tense; concretes, 3rd person singular
present; concreting, present participle.
Coptic (stitching) (pronune kop-tik) Coptic binding: binding produced by the Copts or Egyptian
Christians… it takes the form of a chain stitch linking appearing as so many
braids across the spine of the book.
Reference: Bookbinding and the conservation of books, a
dictionary of descriptive technology, by Matt T. Roberts and Don Etherington, Library in congress, Washington
1982.
Decay (pronune dih-key) (diˈkā), v. 1. To fall off (in quality or condition); to deteriorate or
become impaired; to loose its charateristic quality strength, or
excellence; to be in a failing condition.
2. To fall into physical ruin; to waste away, to wear out or
become ruined.
||Doublure (pronune duh-bloor) (dublu.r). [F.
Doublure lining, f, doubler to Double, line] an
ornamental lining, usually of leather, on the inside of a book-cover.
The inside of the board
on a traditional binding may have a field of silk, leather or vellum inlaid.
This island paste down is called doublure. If it
has a border, it is referred to as a dentille.
Folio (pronune foh-lee-oh) (fo·lio) sb and adj. 1. A leaf of paper, parchment, etc (either looseas one of a
series, or in a bound volume) which is numbered only on the front.
2. In bookkeeping, the two opposite
pages of a ledger or other account-book in which these are used concurrently:
hence used for a page of a ledger in which one page serves for both sides of an
account and sometimes for a page of an account book generally.
3. A page number of a printed book.
Foredge (pronune forrej) 1. The front edge of a book.
2. The edge of the side-cover and book block opposite the
spine.
Grain (pronune greyn) n, the
direction in which most fibres lie which corresponds with the direction the
paper is made in commercial production machinery.
Headband (pronune hed-band) Wrapping and beading
decorative thread, usually of coloured silk or cotton, at the head and tail of
codices. Thread is wrapped around the core and periodically stitched into the
book block. “Imitation” machine- made headbands are sold by the yard and pasted
onto the backbone of commercial hard cover books.
Modern (pronune mod-er-niz-uhm) (mǫ·dǝrniz’m). [f. MODERN a. + ISM] 1. A usage,
mode of expression, or peculiarity of style or workmanship, characteristic of
modern times.
Print, (print) sb, 1. The
impress made in a plastic material by a stamp, seal, die or the like; a
distinctive stamped or printed mark or design, as on a coin.
2a. an image or character stamped upon the mind or soul.
8b. of type, a block plate; to yield an impression on paper,
etc.
Pri·nting, (pronune print-ting) ppl. a. [f. PRINT v. + ING 2.] That
prints, in various senses of the vb.
Proportion (pronune pruh-pawr-shuhn) (propõǝ.ɹʃǝn), sb. I. In general use. A portion or part in its relation to the
whole; a comparative part, a share; sometimes simply a portion, division, part.
The relation existing between things or magnitudes as to size,
quantity, number or the like.
Re·cy·cle (pronune ree-sahy-kuhl) tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles
1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further
treatment.
2. To start a different cycle in.
a. To extract useful materials from (garbage or waste). b. To
extract and reuse (useful substances found in waste).
3.a. To use again, especially to reprocess. b. To recondition
and adapt to a new use or function.
Signature (pronune sig-nug-cher) (si·gnãtiŭɹ), v. [f. the sb.]
†1. Trans to indicate
symbolically; to mark out, designate, obs.
2. Printing to put a signature on
(a sheet)
Smith’s definition: A specific type of section, differing from
the general term section in that a signature
is a sheet that first has been printed, and then folded down. A signature is a
section, but a section is not necessarily a signature. Signature is a printer’s
term; section is a binder’s term.
Station (pronune stey-shuhn) (sté·ʃǝn) or sewing station 1. A place where the
sewing stops to attach a section to other sections or to a common support. † 2. Passive sewing
stations is the use of the head and tail as change-over.
Ste·reotype (pronune ster-ee-uh-tahyp) (ste·riotǝip, stĩǝ·rio-), v. The method or process
of printing in which a solid plate of type- metal, cast from a papier-mâché or
plaster mould taken from the surface of a forme of type, is used for printing
from instead of the forme itself. 1. A Stereotype plate. 2. Something continued
or constantly repeated without change.
Structure (pronune struhk-cher) (stru·kiŭr) sb. [ad. L. structŭra, f. struct-, struĕre to build; see –URE Cf. F. structure, Sp,. Pg estuctura, It. Struttura.] The action or process of
building or construction
Structural failings (stru·kiŭrăl), a. [f. STRUCTURE sb + -AL.] Of or pertaining to
structure. Fail (feyl) (féil) v, to be or become
deficient.
Swell (pronune swell) a. colloq. Thickness added to
the backbone by the accumulation of sewing threads or any guards.
Tape (pronune teyp) (téip) (pl, tapes). Woven fabric supports, usually linen, onto which sewing occurs.
They are usually inch wider and always
are non adhesive. 1. A narrow woven of strips of stout linen, cotton, silk, or
other textile. Used as a string for tying garments and for other purposesfor which
flat strings are suited, also for measuring lines etc.
Tectonic (pronune tek-ton-ik) (tekǫ·nik), a. 1.
Of or pertaining to building or construction in general; constructional,
constructive: used esp. in reference to architecture and kindred arts.
2. Geol. Belonging to the
actual structure of the earths crust, or to the general changes affecting it.
Tension (pronune ten-shuhn) (te·nʃǝn), sb. Regulation of tautness; Uniform shape and tautness is desired.
Tension alters if one stops – it is best to start and finish binding a book in
one sitting. The operative word is snug. Tension should not be too tight
neither should be too loose.
Up-cycling (pronune uhp-sahy-kuh) up·cy·cle (ʌpˌsaɪ kəl) v, n. 1. To process (used goods or
waste material) so as to produce something that is often better than the
original. Origin: 2000–05; blend of up + recycle.
