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蝴蝶装
hú​dié​zhuāng

butterfly binding

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蝴蝶装 蝴蝶裝 hú​dié​zhuāng
butterfly binding
A style of bookbinding for ancient Chinese books, popular during the Song Dynasty, where printed pages are folded in half with the text facing inward and the folded edges glued together; the book opens like the wings of a butterfly.

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  • 包背装 bāo​bèi​zhuāng
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