Smooth spine

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English

Noun

Definition

"A spine without raised bands"<ref name="ABC">Greenfield, Jane. ABC of bookbinding : a unique glossary with over 700 illustrations for collectors & librarians. New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press ; New York, NY : Lyons Press, 1998</ref>

Synonyms

flat back

Related terms

Bands(antonym), False bands (antonym), Raised cords(antonym)

Translations

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

• Danish: glat ryg

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

• French: dos long<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. 2 September 2014.</ref><ref name="Kneep" />, dos lisse<ref name="Kneep" />

• German: glatter Rücken<ref name="Goethe" /><ref name="Kneep" />, flacher Rücken<ref name="Kneep" />

• Italian: dorso liscio<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />

• Korean: 매끈한 책등<ref name="Goethe" />

• Latin: (translation needed)

• Spanish: lomo liso<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, lomo sin nervios

• Swedish: (translation needed)

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