Definitions board, book, edge, leaf, tail, volume 7:34 pm
Tail: The bottom edge of a leaf, board, or bound volume; that is, the surface on which a volume rests when shelved upright.
-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
For other printing, publishing, marketing lingo, check our glossary at http://www.gregathcompany.com/gloss.html
Definitions and Electronic Magazine binding edge, board, edge, fore edge, leaf, margin, sheet, trim edge 2:28 pm
Trim Edge (or Margin – also “Fore Edge”): The edge of the page (leaf) or a board opposite from but parallel to, its binding edge (i.e., opposite from its binding edge).
Definitions and Electronic Magazine book, book block, bookbinder, bound, end paper, endpaper, group, hard binding, leaf, material, page, printed, soft binding, text, text block, written 4:49 pm
Text Block: The pages/leaves of a book after they have been bound together. A group of printed or written pages that may be or have been bound, excluding all paper to be added by the bookbinder such as the endpapers, etc.
Book Block: Endpapers, text block and all other materials before hard or soft binding.
Book Design and Electronic Magazine alternative, contrast, cover, custom, end paper, end sheet, leaf, printed 4:45 pm
Lower cost alternative to custom printed end sheets:
Contrasting end sheets (maroon cover, mauve end sheets)
Book Design and Electronic Magazine cover, end paper, end sheet, leaf, matching, page, sheet 4:37 pm
Pep up your end papers: Lower cost alternative to custom printed end sheets:
Matching end sheets (blue cover, blue end sheets, etc.)
Definitions and Electronic Magazine binding, break, brittle, conservator, crumpled, folded, half, leaf, page, paper, post-consumer, pre-consumer, re-binding, rebinding, recycled, sheet, waste 4:36 pm
Recycled Paper: Paper that is half (50%) either pre-consumer or post-consumer waste.
Brittle paper (in rebinding): Paper that breaks when folded or crumpled. We don’t recommend regular rebinding this type of paper – we suggest visiting a conservator instead.
Book Production and Electronic Magazine additives, archival quality, bond, brightness, cast, color, contrast, definition, designation, grade, industry, leaf, legibility, magnesium oxide, mill, number, page, paper, primer, printer, range, sheet, size, standardized testing, supplier, test, text, weight 4:31 pm
Basic Paper Primer
Paper weight is based on the basic size of a given paper as determined by a given mill. For this reason, many weight notations one finds has at least 2 separate numbers. This does not necessarily mean the weight fluctuates between the two. Generally with printers and suppliers is not a range, but a definition from more than one source and may include more than one grade of paper (bond, text, etc.). A 50/60# paper is ordered as 50# and as 60#. However, when put through standardized testing, it is found that each sheet carries the same weight. All specifics supplied If in doubt, check with the business presenting the number information for formal explanation. Gregath paper suppliers do recognize the standard variation in basis weight of + or – 5% as acceptable by industry standards.
Paper brightness affects the legibility and contrast of printing. The brightness test measures the reluctance of paper under strict optimal conditions and related it to a white standard (Magnesium Oxide). The test is mainly applicable to white paper grades. Basic offset grades are usually in the 80% brightness range. Aesthetic importance may also be given to the brighter papers. However, if archival quality is a focus, one must be certain that it is not traded for the brightness. White papers with 90+ brightness sometimes actually have a blue or colored cast due to additives.
Book Design and Electronic Magazine alternatiive, custom, design, element, end paper, end sheet, free form, freehand, leaf, one of a kind, photo, plate, printed, rubber stamp, sheet 4:28 pm
Pep up your end papers: Lower cost alternative to custom printed end sheets:
Free form one of a kind end papers – freehand design or made with an inked rubber stamp
Photo (or other item) plates
Definitions and Electronic Magazine font, grade, leaf, paper, paper groups, point, ream, sheet, size, thickness, weight, wrapped 4:03 pm
Point: Unit of thickness, one thousandth of an inch (0.001″).
Ream: 500 sheets of paper, regardless of size, weight, or grade. However, many refer to wrapped paper groups as a ream, such 250 index stock, 100 specialty paper, etc.
