LSSL 5385 Texbook Reflection Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Anatomy of a book

This chapter discussed in length the parts of the book that you may not be familiar with.  Most people know the basics the front cover, back cover and the spine.  First are the endpapers, these are the two sheets of paper at the beginning and end of the book. There purpose is to enhance the visual appeal of the book to the reader. Next is the case wrap, if a hard book has a removable jacket this is what is underneath that. Many new books use laminated paper as case wrap. The book block is the main text or body of the book. The gutter of the book is the black space that separates the printing area from the binding. The headband is a small strip of textile used at the top and bottom of the case bound book main purpose is for decoration. It is important to know the anatomy of a book as a professional librarian. It will be our responsibility to pick books the library for our students. We need to be able to examine books to see if they will work well for the ages of the students that we are servicing.