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covers


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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

covers

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Outer sheets or boards that are part of, or are attached to, groups of leaves, whether a substantial block or a single gathering; sometimes simply the first page of a document, as for example of a leaflet, if it is designed as distinct from the body of the document. Designed to protect the text block or gatherng within, and often carrying information about it such as the title, and decoration.

Variations

covers (gathered matter components)

Comic book covers

book covers

cover

couvertures

couverture

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