Joint

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English

noun

Definition

"The exterior juncture of the spine and covers of a (usually) case-bound book. Although the term "joint" is often used to indicate the internal juncture of the board paper and fly leaf of a book, the more appropriate term here is hinge."<ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Matt T. and Don Etherington. "Joint". Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books, A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Conservation Online, 1994. Web. 2 September 2014.</ref>

Related terms

French joint, hinge, groove

Translations for "joint"

• Chinese: 接口<ref name="Goethe"> Glossary on paper restoration. Goethe-Institut Hongkong, 2013. Web.</ref>, 书脊槽<ref name="Goethe" />

• Danish: (translation needed)

• Dutch: scharnier

• French:

• German: Gelenk, Scharnier<ref name="Goethe" />, Falz<ref name="Goethe" />

• Italian: (translation needed)

• Korean: 접착부<ref name="Goethe" />, 연결부<ref name="Goethe" />

• Latin: (translation needed)

• Spanish: (translation needed)

• Swedish: Falsar