folded corners
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folded corners
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square corners (turn-ins)
Note (en)
Note
The corners of limp covers folded-in to create turn-ins without mitering, usually fore-edge over head and tail. They provide four thicknesses of parchment at the corners and therefore extra protection to the bookblock.
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Note (en)
Note
They are commonly found on late medieval Italian stationery bindings and therefore also on Italian early printed-book case-type covers.
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