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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ritzyvintage, post: 3651506, member: 18191&quot;]I don&#039;t know if You already know this, but the reason why the &#039;spine&#039; of a book is called this, is an interesting fact.</p><p><br /></p><p>It goes back in history to the times when books were written upon Vellum/calfskin. Only the back of the animal was used (the leather to each side of the spine-bones) as these pieces could be treated &amp; flattened for writing or painting upon. The marks/scars in the leather/vellum left by the animals spine would be hidden along the centre of the book, in much the same way as modern-day stitched &amp; glued books are, and so the word &#039;spine&#039; of a book still remains today due to the above book making process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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