4-412: Yapp is an old English surname, derived from an Old English word meaning "crooked, bent; deceitful; shrewd, smart". Notable people with the surname include: There is also a type of binding known as "yapp"; this is a limp leather binding with the covers overlapping the edges of the book; it is named after a bookseller called Yapp. Limp binding Limp binding is a bookbinding method in which
8-415: The book has flexible cloth, leather , vellum , or (rarely) paper sides. When the sides of the book are made of vellum, the bookbinding method is also known as limp vellum . The cover is made with a single piece of vellum or alternative material, folded around the textblock, the front and back covers being folded double. The quires are sewn onto sewing supports such as cords or alum-tawed thongs and
12-402: The textblock. Limp vellum bindings for commonplace books were being produced at least as early as the 14th century and probably earlier, but it was not usually common until the 16th and 17th centuries. Its usage subsequently declined until "revived by the private presses near the end of the 19th century". From about 1775 to 1825, limp leather was commonly used for pocket books , but by
16-410: The tips of the sewing supports would be laced into the cover. The thongs could also be used at the fore edge of the covers to create a closure or tie. In limp binding the covering material is not stiffened by thick boards, although paste-downs, if used, provide some stiffness; some limp bindings are only adhered to the back of the book. Some limp vellum bindings had yapp edges that flop over to protect
#851148