register
1. The ribbon or cord marker attached to a book to
serve as a bookmark. It is usually run under the
headband (if any) and glued to the spine.
Generally, the register is about 1 inch longer
than the distance from the head of the book at the
spine, taken diagonally to the outer corner of the
tail. Registers are not used as often as in the
past, possibly because of the rising cost of
edition binding. They are still found fairly
frequently in devotional books, especially Bibles,
and cookbooks. When two registers are used, as
with some cookbooks and other publications, they
are called "double registers." Also called
"bookmark." 2. A list of the quires or sections of
a book, often printed at the end of early printed
books, particularly those printed in Italy, to
assist the binder in assembling and collating a
complete copy in the correct order. The list may
contain catchwords, signature marks, or a
combination thereof. 3. In printing, a term used
to indicate that the type area of the recto of the
sheet coincides exactly with that of the verso;
also the adjustment of color blocks so that colors
are superimposed with exact accuracy. Register is
of considerable importance in multi-colored
printing. 4. In folding, the exact alignment of
images so that the print of one leaf is exactly
over that of the preceding and following leaves.
5. A book in which binding and other records are
kept. 6. In paper ruling, a sheet is said to be in
register when ruled on both sides the lines
coincide exactly. (17 , 83 , 107 , 156 , 241 )
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