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
8. [bindings and binding components]

Narrower term/s

• [bindings by structure][+]
  • chained bindings
  • limp bindings
  • hollow back bindings
  • tight back bindings
  • library bindings (gathered matter)
  • adhesive bindings (gathered matter components) [+]
    • caoutchouc bindings (gathered matter components)
    • perfect bindings (gathered matter components)
  • case bindings (gathered matter components)
  • mechanical bindings (components) [+]
    • spiral bindings
    • staple bindings
  • loose-leaf bindings
  • compound bindings [+]
    • dos-à-dos bindings
  • Coptic bindings
  • asa-no-ha-toji
  • fukuro-toji
  • kikko-toji
  • pamphlet bindings
  • folded album bindings
  • butterfly album bindings
  • accordion album bindings
• [bindings by style or decoration][+]
  • armorial bindings [+]
    • royal bindings
  • cameo bindings
  • Jansenist style bindings
  • Greek style bindings
  • fanfare bindings
  • Grolieresque bindings
  • panel stamp bindings
  • half bindings
  • quarter bindings [+]
    • Roxburghe bindings
  • paneled bindings
  • three-quarter bindings
  • divinity circuit bindings
  • Cosway bindings
  • Chippendale bindings
  • embroidered bindings
  • Etruscan bindings
  • Hollis bindings
  • landscape bindings
  • vellucent bindings
  • Masonic bindings
  • Aldine bindings
  • lace bindings
  • cottage style (binding)
  • cornerpiece bindings
  • centerpiece bindings
  • center and corner piece binding (style)
  • treasure bindings
  • painted leather bindings
  • leather bindings (bookbindings)
  • cloth bindings (bookbindings) [+]
    • publishers' cloth bindings
    • pictorial cloth bindings
  • embossed bindings
• [bindings by conditions of production][+]
  • edition bindings (objects) [+]
    • publishers' cloth bindings [NP]
  • trade bindings
  • fine bindings

Anotations

Scope note:

Coverings of a book which hold the sheets together to provide protection, and collectively all the parts of books applied in the process of attaching the leaves and covering them.