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Limp binding

A binding composed of parchment, paper, or fabric, without boards.

A binding composed of parchment, paper, or fabric, without boards. Limp bindings were generally used during the later Middle Ages and Early Modern period for less expensive books.

  • Arabic:
    غلاف ليّن ;تسحيّة
  • French:
    Reliure souple
  • Italian:
    Legatura floscia
  • Spanish:
    Encuadernación flexible

Michelle Brown, Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts (Malibu, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum in association with the British Library, c1994).