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Also musubitoji Œ‹‚Ρ’Τ‚Ά, lit. knot-binding. The simplest style of book-binding and usually a type of pouch-binding *fukurotoji ‘ά’Τ. The process of making yamatotoji involves punching four (or sometimes two) horizontal slits in the book near the spine and threading a flat cord (or sometimes a strip of paper) through each pair of slits. The cord ends are brought to the front, and each cord is secured tightly with a square knot. Yamatotoji also uses long corner pieces added to strengthen the otherwise unsupported corners. Extant examples, dating from the 12c, are decorative books, often waka ˜a‰Μ anthologies, in which colorfully designed cords and front and back covers are used. This binding style, is sometimes called *kochousou ŒΣ’±‘•, although this generally refers to a different type of book-binding.
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