Dear colleagues.
Is there anyone who has an idea of why the titles on the spines of books
change orientation dependant on whether it is an English, German, or a
French publication? Some books have to ly on their back cover, others to
ly on the front cover so that the title on the spine can appear in
uppright position.
Is their a reason for this phenomenon other than tradition?
Yours sincerely,
Wolfgang Undorf
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Wolfgang Undorf, Head Unit for Book History, Library Binding
and Planning of Stacks, Royal Library
P.O. Box 5039
SE-102 41 Stockholm
Sweden
Telephone: +46 - 8 463 40 95
Fax: +46 - 8 463 40 04
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