laced-case bindings with cover linings

Laced-case bindings in a which a full cover of parchment is folded over a cover lining, most often made of cartonnage or laminated paper, through both of which the endband slips are laced in order to attach them to a bookblock. In their earliest type, in the late 16th century, the cover linings were attached to the bookblock first, either by lacing the sewing-support slips through them or, if the bookblock was to be stitched, by stitching them with the bookblock before the covers were folded round them. The parchment covers therefore hide the slips or stitching on the outside of the cover linings. In the early 17th century the cover linings were no longer attached to the bookblock first, but were attached together with the parchment covers by means of the endband slips only.