Preferred label
edge cutting
snittskjæring
Alternative label
trimming (edge cutting)
Note (en)
Note
The cutting of the edges of a bookblock to produce more or less smooth edges for convenience in handling, protection and decoration.
Note (nb)
Note
beskjæring av bokblokkens snitt for å gjøre dem glatte og forberede dem for dekorering
Scope note source reference
source-reference-518
Source
Etherington & Roberts (1982)
Roberts, Matt, Don Etherington, and Margaret R. Brown. 1982. Bookbinding and the conservation of books: a dictionary of descriptive terminology. Washington: Library of Congress.
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