The cardboard covers of a hardbound book.
The material that the contents of a book are bound in; the covers. The name dates from the first days of printing, in the 15th and early 16th centuries, when wood (often, oak) was used for binding. The term “original boards” may be used especially to indicate the original paper-backed boards — intended as a temporary binding — that were used to case many books from about 1740 to roughly 1830, when cloth began to replace temporary covers. In addition to wood, materials that have been used for bookbinding boards include pasteboard, a hand-laminated material built from waste sheets of pasted paper; strawboard, a cheap, yellow, machine-made product based on straw; and modern machine-made paper pulp board.
The stiff material used for the covers of a book. The name is derived from the fact that the earliest bound books were literally bound between two pieces of wood, usually oak. The same expression continues today, although the "boards" are not wood but a thick cardboard. "In boards" means either in the uncovered boards or in boards which are covered with paper.
The stiff, cardboard-like binding material used in most hardcover books today.
the boards are the stiff cardboard or paperboard which is usually covered with cloth or leather during binding to give the book it hard covers.
the stiff binding material of most modern books
The hard exterior of a book, which in modern editions is primarily strawboard, a paper product. Books from the the 16th and 17th centuries used actual wooden covers, hence the term boards.
Refers to the covers of a hard cover book, the spine not included.
front/rear covers constructed of a type of stiff cardboard held together by a cloth spine & often decorated with graphics
A stiff binding material used to compose the cover for hardbound books. [Back to the Top
The stiff front and back parts of a hardcover book.
The durable front and back of modern hardcover books which are usually made of sturdy cardboard which is then covered in either cloth, paper, or both. Books made prior to the 1860's were made from real wood which was covered in tooled leather or painted silk.
The front and back covers of a hardcover book.
the sides (paste board or other base) and covering (paper or cloth) of any cased or hardcover book.
the stiff sides of any book in hard covers: see also original boards.
the front and back covers of a hard bound book
the stiff part of a books bindings, the front and back covers.
the covers of a hard bound book; the boards are the stiff cardboard or paperboard which is usually covered with cloth or leather.
the stiff binding material used for books
The stiff front and rear panels of a hardcover book.
The outside covers of a hardback book
The main covers which contain the book
The stiff binding material for most modern books.
Refers to the covers or front and back bindings of a book. It also includes the type of “covers” applied. “Cloth” boards or “paper” boards or “full calf” denotes the type of covering used over the panels.