Brief: Familiarise yourself with the terminology used in describing the anatomy of a book and write some brief notes in your learning log on how the various structural elements could be modified to reflect the book’s function.
The anatomy of a book:
- Head
- Spine
- Tail
- Pages/leaves: The printed pages are usually folded into signatures, before sewing or gluing together to form the book block.
- Book Block: The main block of pages created when book pages are sewn or glued together before binding.
- Board: Rigid material for the covers of hardback books. Board is usually covered with leather, paper or cloth.
- Cover: Hardback books usually have an outer casing made from board which wraps around the text block, protecting the pages.
I came across a really informative and helpful website ( https://www.ibookbinding.com/blog/book-anatomy-parts-book/ ) I made some notes on the topic to give myself a more detailed knowledge of book terms.
Reflection
It was interesting to learn about the terms of a book and what they mean, these notes may come in useful to refer back to.
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