Coverings of a book which hold the sheets together to provide protection, and collectively all the parts of books applied in the process of attaching the leaves and covering them.

bindings(gathered matter components)　(P,,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
binding(gathered matter component)　(,U,English-NP,AD,U,SN)
bookbindings(binding components)　(,U,English-NP,UF,U,N)
Einband(gathered matter component)　(,U,German-NP,AD,U,SN)
Bucheinband(gathered matter component)　(,U,German-NP,UF,U,SN)
boekbanden(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
boekband(gathered matter component)　(,U,Dutch-NP,AD,U,SN)
band(boek)　(,U,Dutch-NP,UF,U,U)
banden(boeken)　(,U,Dutch-NP,UF,U,U)
reliure(gathered matter component)　(,U,French-NP,AD,U,SN)
legatura(gathered matter component)　(,U,Italian-NP,AD,U,SN)
rilegatura(gathered matter component)　(,U,Italian-NP,UF,U,SN)
bokband(gathered matter component)　(,U,Swedish-NP,AD,U,SN)
encuadernaciones(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
encuadernación(gathered matter component)　(,U,Spanish-NP,AD,U,SN)
裝訂(裝訂組件)　(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,,)
chuang ting (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
zhuāng dìng (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
zhuang ding (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Objects Facet
........Components (Hierarchy Name)
............components (objects)
................<components by specific context>
....................<information form components>
........................<gathered matter components>
............................<bindings and binding components>
................................bindings (gathered matter components)

activity/event needing/produced by is....

bookbinding(process)

Dutch....	Overkoepelende term voor die delen van boeken die worden aangebracht tijdens het vastmaken van de bladen en het bedekken daarvan.
Chinese (traditional)....	意指串起全部書頁並加上書皮的過程。

bindings(gathered matter components)............	[VP]
.................	ALA Glossary (1983) 1.process, 2.cover
.................	Roberts and Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books (1982) the work resulting from binding; covers of a book
.................	Harrod's Librarians' Glossary (1984) cover of a volume; work resulting from binding
.................	Pierpont Morgan Library Word List (1990)
.................	Bellardo, comp., Glossary for Archivists (1992) 1.process, 2.cover. No bookbindings.
.................	AATA database (1995-) 121008 checked 26 January 2012
binding(gathered matter component)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
bookbindings(binding components)............	[VP]
.................	Roberts and Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books (1982) Defined only as process; used twice in text of entry as object, otherwise bindings used in text.
.................	Harrod's Librarians' Glossary (1984) 1.process, 2.covering
.................	Binding Terms (1988) v, in text of intro once, bindings used there more. Bookbinding as process term in thesaurus.
Einband(gathered matter component)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
Bucheinband(gathered matter component)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
boekbanden............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
boekband(gathered matter component)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
band(boek)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
banden(boeken)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
reliure(gathered matter component)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
legatura(gathered matter component)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
rilegatura(gathered matter component)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
bokband(gathered matter component)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
encuadernaciones............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
encuadernación(gathered matter component)............	[VP]
.................	IFLA Glossary for Art Librarians (1984)
.................	TAA database (2000-)
裝訂(裝訂組件)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 April 6, 2012
.................	中央研究院中英雙語知識本體詞網 April 6, 2012
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 April 6, 2012
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	ALA Glossary (1983) process only, prefer binding even for that.; bookbinding
.................	Binding Terms (1988) many compound terms with 'bindings;' adhesive bindings
.................	AATA database (1995-) 121008 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Krimpen, Boek (1966)

Getty AAT: 300055023 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300055023
ASDC Union Catalog： bindings 、binding 、bookbindings 、Einband 、Bucheinband 、boekbanden 、boekband 、band 、banden 、reliure 、legatura 、rilegatura 、bokband 、encuadernaciones 、encuadernación 、裝訂 、chuang ting 、zhuāng dìng 、zhuang ding