Series | Studi di archivistica, bibliografia, paleografia
Edited book | La legatura dei libri antichi
Chapter | When Words Fail – The Limits of a Thesaurus
When Words Fail – The Limits of a Thesaurus
Abstract
The Language of Binding thesaurus is an extremely effective resource to describe historical binding structures, as it is centred around the scope notes which describe the single concepts (features, components and materials) from which bindings are made and about which there is little disagreement. Difficulties, however, can appear when single concepts are joined together to create compound descriptions of whole structures in order to create a structural typology that will allow whole bindings to be classified according to type. The question of what is or is not an adhesive-case binding illustrates these problems, requiring meticulous discussion and clear logical thinking to achieve a useful result.
Submitted: April 2, 2024 | Accepted: May 2, 2024 | Published Oct. 29, 2024 | Language: en
Keywords Three-piece case bindings • Bookbinding • Adhesive case bindings • Thesaurus • Inboard bindings
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