duro-flexible binding ( duro-flexile )
A style of library binding devised and patented by
Cedric Chivers in the latter part of the 19th
century. The duro-flexible binding was designed to
give additional strength where most needed, i.e.,
in the hinges and first and last sections. This
was done by lining the endpapers with jaconet and
using a three-jointed endpaper. The books were
sewn all along on linen tapes. The spines were
lined with a pliable leather, and both tapes and
lining were secured between split boards. They
were covered with a thin, vegetable-tanned
pigskin, with linen on the sides. (94 , 236 )
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