Dos-à-dos Binding
From Modern Publishing 2025
Definition
Dos-à-dos binding is a way of binding a book in which "two codices are bound with a back cover in common." This makes the pages of one book go north, while the other goes south. Once "one volume is read," it is "turned over to reveal the cover of the other." [1] These two books can be separate books, but they are most likely used for duologies.
Examples
One example of a dos-à-dos bound book could be with two sequential books, such as the Iiliad and the Odyssey.
References
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- ↑ Smith, Keith A. The Book as Physical Object
