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  2. Finishing (bookbinding) - Wikipedia

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    The gilded page edges of Robert Hayman's Quodlibets, a book published in the hand-press period. In bookbinding, finishing refers to the process of decorating the outside of a book, including the lettering of the spine and covers, any additional tooling, and any inlays and onlays.

  3. Bookbinding - Wikipedia

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    Additional tools common to hand bookbinding include a variety of knives and hammers, as well as brass tools used during finishing (as seen in the lead photograph for this article). When creating new work, modern hand binders often work on commission, creating bindings for specific books or collections.

  4. Bindery - Wikipedia

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    Wooden laying press holding a book being worked on. Bindery refers to a studio, workshop or factory where sheets of (usually) paper are fastened together to make books, but also where gold and other decorative elements are added to the exterior of books, where boxes or slipcases for books are made and where the restoration of books is carried out.

  5. Screw press - Wikipedia

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    A press for metalworking is a machine tool used to shape or cut metal by deforming it with a die. It is frequently used to punch holes in sheet metal in one operation, rather than by cutting the hole or drilling. A screw press is often used in hand book binding to help keep the covers of books flat and parallel to the text block while the glue ...

  6. Imposition - Wikipedia

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    Finishing and binding; To understand how the pages are related to each other, an imposition dummy may be used. This is made by folding several sheets of paper in the way the press will print and fold the product. A little copy is then created, and this can help paginate the product. [1] In the example above, a 16-page book is prepared for printing.

  7. Bookpress - Wikipedia

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    a screw press used in the binding or rebinding of books; an early form of bookcase, used in medieval cloisters, to which books were attached using a chain

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