frame
1. Ornamentation of a binding consisting of a
simple hollow rectangle placed some distance from
the edges of the cover of a book. It is to be
distinguished from a BORDER (1) . 2.
Complete borders which are not, however,
compartments, and which comprise enclosures made
up of separate cuts or ornaments which show no
evidence of having been carved or engraved for use
together as a border, and also those made up of
separate cast-type ornaments, commonly used in
book decoration. (12
, 69 )
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