Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Components (hierarchy name)
4. components (objects parts)
5. [components by specific context]
6. information form components
7. gathered matter components

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Components
4. components
5. components by general context
6. object portions
7. edges

Narrower term/s

• fore edges
• cut edges
• bolts (gathered matter components)
• heads (gathered matter components)[+]
  • gilt tops (gathered matter components)
• tails (gathered matter components)
• sprinkled edges

Anotations

Scope note:

The three outer extremities of the folded gatherings of books, usually cut at some stage so that the book can be opened and sometimes also trimmed; they may be decorated by gilding, painting, sprinkling, or some other manner.