signature
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A signature is a person's name written in their own handwriting, often used to indicate awareness or consent. In bookbinding, a signature refers to folded sections of pages, typically 64 pages or smaller divisions, that are sewn or glued together to form a book. This process of joining leaves within covers to create a codex or book replaced earlier forms like scrolls. Early bookbinding often featured elaborate decorations using precious materials, with decorated leather bindings first appearing in Coptic monasteries.12
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