Section (bookbinding)
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged with Gathering (bookbinding). (Discuss) Proposed since July 2015. |
In bookbinding, section (sometimes gathering) refers to a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with signature, though the latter technically refers only to the signature mark at the bottom of the first page of a printed section.[citation needed]
The section is the basic building block of codex bindings. In Western bookbinding, sections are sewn through their folds, with the sewing thread linking each section to its neighboring sections.
See also
 | This article about making art out of books, the arts related to bookbinding, or the design of mass-produced books is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |