Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
catch
A metal plate secured to the fore edge, and at times to the head and tail edges, of a book cover, and fixed with a bar, over which the clasp fits. Sometimes a pin is used in lieu of a bar. See also:
CLASPS
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