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Board attachment describes the various methods of securing book boards to a text block. Boards can be attached individually to each side of the text block, or they can be attached to an outer covering first, and this unit attached to the textblock. The latter is called a case. In general, boards are either sewn, laced or glued, or some combination of these.
This page discusses and illustrates board attachment methods. For a discussion of treatment techniques for reattaching detached boards, see Board Reattachment.
Wiki Contributors: Pam Barrios, Chris McAffee, please add your name here
==Sewn boards==
A continuation of the sewing thread of the text sections is fed through holes in the boards and wrapped around the spine edge of each board. The outermost section of text may be covered and used as boards.
Sec3-c5_ethiopian_outside_lg.jpg|Ethiopian binding model with sewn boards (outside)
Sec3-c5_ethiopian_inside_lg.jpg|Ethiopian binding model with sewn boards (inside)
*Cockerell, S. 1977. Ethiopian Binding, Designer Bookbinders Review.
==Laced Supports==
In a supported sewing system, the supports extend beyond the textblock spine and are used to secure the boards. Common supports are cords and tapes. These extended supports are fed through holes made to accept them. In this style of attachment, grooves and channels are often cut to recess the supports and these are “fixed” by paste or animal glue, creating a combination of lacing and gluing. Extensions of the endband sewing can also be used as additional attachments.
FRENCH	FRENCH	FRENCH	FRENCH
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
:• Miura, K. T. 1984. My World of Bibliophile Binding. Berkeley: University of California Press.
NINTH CENTURY	NINTH CENTURY	NINTH CENTURY
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LINKS TO BOOK CONSERVATION CATALOG:
:• Sewing double cord (Herringbone)
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
:• Laura Wait's model from Tony Cain's workshop in Austin, TX.
==Laced Case==
The limp vellum system of covering attaches a case by using a system of lacing. In this instance, gluing is not always necessary
LIMP VELLUM	LIMP VELLUM	LIMP VELLUM
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
:• Clarkson, C. 1982. Limp Vellum Binding, Herts, England: 1982.
==Glued Supports, Hinges, or Other Attachments==
*Paper Hinges
:One or more outer leaves of the outer sewn sections may be used as a hinge and glued to the boards.
*Cloth Hinges
:A cloth hinge may be hooked around and sewn to the outermost signature of the textblock. This hinge is glued to the boards.
BRADEL	BRADEL
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*Spine Linings
:Cloth or vellum may be glued across the spine and extended to create hinges, which are then glued to the boards.
 
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See link below for journal article and illustrations.
 
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
:• The American Institute for Conservation
:The Restoration Rebinding of Speculum Naturale by Vincent of Beauvais, and the Subsequent Development of Several Options for Conservation Rebinding Structures Based on Details Found During the Restoration. v.6, 1987 p.
:By Bruce R. Levy http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v06/bp06-08.html
*Split board
:Tapes or hinges are glued between the two parts of a double-board.
Historical models, text, and photographs by Pamela Barrios.
==History of This Page==
Prior to the creation of the AIC Conservation Wiki, this page was created as "Section 3 - Chapter 5 - Board Attachment" of the Book Conservation Catalog by Pam Barrios and Chris McAffee. For more see: History of the BPG Wiki.
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