the first word of the following page inserted at the right-hand lower corner of each page of a book, below the last line; or the first word or words of a new quire copied at the end of the previous quire
A word or phrase written in the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of a QUIRE that corresponds to the first word or phrase of the following quire Used as a device to ensure the proper ordering of quires when gathered together as a book Orientation on the page is usually horizontal, but may also be vertical in later examples, or even diagonal Catchwords may be plain or decorated See also QUIRE SIGNATURE and LEAF SIGNATURE