Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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signature and catchword line

The line of type in an old book which bears both the signature and theCATCHWORD . It is usually located below the lowest line of the text. If the signature and catchword are on separate lines, the lower is called the DIRECTION LINE . (156 )




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