Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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center spread

The two center pages of a section or, more specifically, the two center pages of a periodical issue, printed side by side on a continuous sheet so that there is no margin between them. Such a publication must be sewn through the center fold to avoid obscuring part of the printed matter. Also called "center fold." (316 )




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