Section — may refer to:* Section (bookbinding), papers folded during bookbinding * Section (botany) * Section (category theory), also in homological algebra, and including: ** Section (fiber bundle), in topology ** Part of a sheaf (mathematics) * Section… … Wikipedia
Section (typography) — Section break redirects here. For the term s use in overhead lines, see Overhead lines#Breaks. Open pages of the book Alice s Adventures in Wonderland, showing an ornate section break on the lower left page created from asterisks. It is used to… … Wikipedia
Bookbinding — A traditional bookbinder at work Old bookbindings … Wikipedia
section — /sek sheuhn/, n. 1. a part that is cut off or separated. 2. a distinct part or subdivision of anything, as an object, country, community, class, or the like: the poor section of town; the left section of a drawer. 3. a distinct part or… … Universalium
Long-stitch bookbinding — Longstitch is a bookbinding technique used for sewing together the sections of a book. There are different forms of longstitch sewings. In his book Non Adhesive Bindings, Keith Smith describes the Longstitch through a slotted cover and it… … Wikipedia
Swell (bookbinding) — In bookbinding, swell refers to the increased thickness of a textblock along its spine edge after sewing. Swell is a function of the number of sections in the book, the kind of paper used, the style of sewing, and the thickness of the sewing… … Wikipedia
signature — signatureless, adj. /sig neuh cheuhr, choor /, n. 1. a person s name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document. 2. the act of signing a document. 3. Music. a sign or set of signs… … Universalium
kettle stitch — Bookbinding. (in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next. [1810 20; part trans. of G Kettelstich, equiv. to Kettel little chain (dim. of Kette chain; OHG ketina < L catena) + Stich STITCH; cf. CHAIN] * * * … Universalium
Coptic binding — Simple Coptic binding (model) Coptic binding refers to methods of bookbinding developed by early Christians in Egypt, the Copts, and used from as early as the 2nd century AD to the 11th century.[1][2] The term is als … Wikipedia
List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have … Wikipedia
