Overcasting

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English

"A method of hand sewing in which groups of single sheets are sewn together using a single length of thread which passes through the paper and over the back edges of the leaves."<ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Matt T. and Don Etherington. "Oversewing". Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books, A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Conservation Online, 1994. Web. 19 August 2014.</ref>

noun

Synonyms

oversewing

Translations for "overcasting"

• Danish: (translation needed)

• Dutch: overhandse steek<ref name="Kneep">Gnirrep, W.K., J.P. Gumbert and J.A. Szirmai. Kneep en binding. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1992.</ref>

• French: surjetage, [[point de surjet|source=Kneep}}<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. 19 August 2014</ref>

• German: [[Überwendlingsstich|source=Kneep}}

• Italian: sopraggitto (semplice)1

• Latin: (translation needed)

• Spanish: cosido a diente de perro1, cosido a pasaperro1