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AlfredoEinsteino t1_j1evx8i wrote on December 23, 2022 at 8:16 PM

Reply to comment by Jack-Campin in What are some techniques used in books that you just love for some weird reason by shorttompkins

It's called a catchword. It was an assist for readers, but was meant more as an aid for the bookbinder assembling the page signatures to make sure they got them in the right order.