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22:06 Dec 4, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Printing & Publishing / Binding
German term or phrase: Kapitalt
This occurs in the description of a notebook, and I'm not sure what the equivalent English term would be.

The description in my text includes "fadengeheftet, gerader Rücken, Kapitalt, doppeltes Vorsatz..."

I have found this description of the term on http://www.zeno.org/Lueger-1904/A/Buchbinderei [1] :
Nach Fertigstellung der Schnittverzierung wird das Buch »kapitalt«, d.h. der hintere am Rücken befindliche Teil des Unter- und Oberschnittes mit Stoff beklebt, der in Form einer Schnur einen Abschluß der Schnittfläche bildet. Dieser Teil des Buches sowie der ihm zunächst befindliche Teil des Rückens wird Kapital genannt; das erwähnte Gewebe aus Webstoff, Baumwolle oder Seide heißt Kapitalband, ein Surrogat für das früher allgemein geübte umständliche Bestechen des Kapitals.

Thank you in advance for your help.
Jeux de Mots
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Given as noun and verb in "Polygraph Dictionary of the Graphic Arts andCommunications Technology"

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    Reference: http://www.reyhani.de/technik_abc/Buchbinden/Binde_ABC.html
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