buttonhole binding

ABT Definition

Sewn binding in which one or more areas have been removed from the spine cover, revealing the text block. Stitches are looped around the remaining spine pieces through each signature to secure the covering material to the textblock.      

Linked Terms

BT codex
BT exposed spine binding
BT long-stitch binding
BT non-adhesive binding
abt Buttonhole bindings

Additional Resources

  • Smith, Keith. Non-adhesive Binding Volume I: Books without Paste or Glue. Keith a smith books, Rochester, NY. p 171.

Visual Exemplars

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Denise Bookwalter (Shift-lab Collective)

Find a copy in the Marriott Library.

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Denise Bookwalter (Shift-lab Collective)

Find a copy in the Marriott Library.