Understanding the Content of Buddhist Folded Book Printing
▪Cover Thickness: Grey board available in 8oz / 10oz / 12oz / 14oz / 16oz / 18oz / 36oz / 42oz / 48oz / 24*33 / 26*36 inches paper size.
▪Cover Material: Leather - Cloth - Art paper with cover paper pasting or hot stamping.
▪Types of Books: Round back hardcover / Flat back hardcover / Sewn binding / Paperback / PUR binding / Saddle stitch / Wire-O binding / Omega binding.
▪Hardcover Binding Process: Whole paper → Folding → Collating → Sewing → Gluing → Three-side trimming → Back lining → Cover pasting → Groove pressing → Quality inspection → Packaging.
Understanding the printed content of scriptures
▪Paper Types for Sutras: Magazine paper, Dowling paper, Snow copper paper, Imported paper
▪Sutra and Buddhist Text Formats: 5-fold, 16-fold, 32-fold or Chrysanthemum 32-fold, Chrysanthemum 8-fold, Chrysanthemum 16-fold
▪Paper Weight for Sutras: 45 lbs, 50 lbs, 60 lbs, 70 lbs, 80 lbs, 100 lbs
▪Large Size: Cover 11.2 x 26.2 x 1.6 cm, Inner Pages 11 x 26 cm
▪Medium Size: Cover 8.2 x 18.2 x 1.4 cm, Inner Pages 8 x 18 cm
▪Small Size: Cover 7.2 x 14.2 x 1.2 cm, Inner Pages 7 x 14 cm
▪Pocket Size: Cover 5.2 x 10.5 x 1 cm, Inner Pages 5 x 10 cm
▪Sutra Colors: Six-color printing, Five-color printing, Four-color printing, Two-color printing, Monochrome printing
▪Finish for Sutras: Glossy, Matte, Dull or Partial Gloss
▪Handcrafted Techniques: Hot stamping, Embossing, Debossing, 7-fold, 8-fold
▪Binding Methods: Hot stamping, Embossing, 7-8 fold, S fold, Gate fold, Saddle stitch, Paperback, Sewn binding