When a book binding changes the way a page opens
A page that lies flat or springs shut reflects decisions in the sewing, adhesive, spine linings, paper and cover joints. The opening book is a moving system.
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The folds that give a book its order
Before an early printed book was sewn, its pages had to be placed on flat sheets in an order that looked wrong until the sheets were folded. Those folds still help readers and conservators reconstruct books that are damaged, incomplete or oddly made.