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156:. The size of the resulting pages in these cases depends, of course, on the size of the full sheet used to print them and how much the leaves were trimmed before binding, but where the same size paper is used, folios are the largest, followed by quartos and then octavos. The proportion of leaves of quartos tends to be squarer than that of folios or octavos.
180:
binding. For example, three two-leaf printed sheets might be inserted in a fourth, producing gatherings of eight leaves or sixteen pages each. Bibliographers still refer to such books as folios (and not octavos) because the original full sheets were folded once to produce two leaves, and describe such gatherings as
230:
As printing and paper technology developed, it became possible to produce and to print on much larger sheets or rolls of paper and it may not be apparent (or even possible to determine) from examination of a modern book how the paper was folded to produce them. For example, a modern novel may consist
206:
in the printing press. For example, to print two leaves in folio containing pages 1 through 4, the printer would print pages 1 and 4 on one side of the sheet and, after that has dried, print pages 2 and 3 on the other side. If a printer was printing a folio in 8s, as described above, he would have to
179:
There are many variations in how such books were produced. For example, folios were rarely made by simply binding up a group of two leaf gatherings; instead several printed leaf pairs would be inserted within another, to produce a larger gathering of multiple leaves that would be more convenient for
159:
These various production methods are referred to as the format of the book. These terms are often abbreviated, using 4to for quarto, 8vo for octavo, and so on. The octavo format, with eight leaves per gathering, has half the page size of the quarto format before trimming. Smaller formats include the
251:
based simply on their size rather than the format in which they were actually produced, if that can even be determined. Scholarly bibliographers may describe such books based on the number of leaves in each gathering (eight leaves per gathering forming an octavo), even where the actual number of
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300:
The size and proportions of a book depend on the size of the original full sheet. If a sheet 480 by 640 mm (19 by 25 in) is used to print a quarto, the resulting untrimmed pages, will be approximately half as large in each dimension: width 240 mm
84:, fourth) historically was a book printed on sheets of paper folded in half twice, with the first fold at right angles to the second, to produce 4 leaves (or 8 pages), each leaf one fourth the size of the original sheet printed – note that a
121:
Traditional book sizes/formats used in
English-speaking countries. Based on the 19-by-24-inch or 482.5-by-609.5-millimetre printing paper size, which equals two folio leaves, four quarto leaves, eight octavo leaves, etc. For comparison,
1158:, and several traditional Japanese paper sizes. A- and B-series signatures are folded from a sheet slightly larger than ISO A1 and JIS B1, respectively, then trimmed to size. The most commonly encountered sizes are listed below.
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of gatherings of sixteen leaves, but may actually have been printed with sixty-four pages on each side of a very large sheet of paper. Similarly, the actual printing format cannot be determined for books that are
176:), with sixteen leaves per sheet, half the size of the octavo format and one quarter the size of the quarto. The vast majority of books were printed in the folio, quarto, octavo or duodecimo formats.
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150:(fourths). Similarly, books made by printing eight pages of text on each side of a sheet, which was then folded three times to form gatherings of eight leaves or sixteen pages each, are called
92:
is one side of a leaf. Because the actual format of many modern books cannot be determined from examination of the books, bibliographers may not use these terms in scholarly descriptions.
144:, leaf). Those made by printing four text pages on each side of a sheet of paper and folding the paper twice to form a gathering containing four leaves or eight pages are called
104:
period (up to about 1820) books were manufactured by printing text on both sides of a full sheet of paper and then folding the paper one or more times into a group of leaves or
2541:
The Golden
Compasses: a history and evaluation of the printing and publishing activities of the Officina Plantiniana at Antwerp (the history of the house of Plantin-Moretus)
207:
print pages 1 and 16 on one side of a leaf with pages 2 and 15 on the other side of that leaf, etc. The arrangement of the pages of type in the press is referred to as the
383:. The sizes of books of the same format will differ in proportion to the full sheets used to print them. For example, a typical octavo printed in Italy or France in the
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Today, octavo and quarto are the most common book sizes, but many books are produced in larger and smaller sizes as well. Other terms for book size have developed, an
191:
In determining the format of a book, bibliographers will study the number of leaves in a gathering, their proportion and sizes and also the arrangement of the
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Books made by printing two pages of text on each side of a sheet of paper, which is then folded once to form two leaves or four pages, are referred to as
46:
is generally measured by the height against the width of a leaf, or sometimes the height and width of its cover. A series of terms is commonly used by
281:
During the hand press period, full sheets of printing paper were manufactured in a great variety of sizes which were given a number of names, such as
2544:. Vol. II: The management of a printing and publishing house in Renaissance and Baroque. Translated by Raymond H. Kaye. New York: Abner Schram.
416:, which uses a basis sheet of 19-by-25-inch (483 by 635 mm) which is, confusingly if not explained by the source, half the text/book stock
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and there are a number of methods of imposing pages for the various formats, some of which involve cutting the printed pages before binding.
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2000:
1995:
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Bowers, suggesting that a book with eight leaves per gathering where the format cannot be determined should be referred to as
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printed in Brazil in 2007. Its size is 2.01 m × 3.08 m (6 ft 7 in × 10 ft 1 in).
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The supposed largest book in the world, as of 1909. It was the visitors' register for the
California Building at the
72:(still smaller). Historically, these terms referred to the format of the book, a technical term used by printers and
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pages printed on the original sheet is unknown or may reject the use of these terms for modern books entirely.
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to indicate the size of a leaf in terms of the size of the original sheet. For example, a quarto (from Latin
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236:
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or 'Devil's
Manuscript', with dimensions of 920 mm × 500 mm (36 in × 20 in).
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Formerly the descriptions octavo, quarto, duodecimo, etc. were used (see table under United States above).
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35:
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329: in). An octavo page, oriented a quarter turn from the full sheet, would have height 240 mm (
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2045:, UAE. Its size is 5 m × 8.06 m (16.4 ft × 26.4 ft). Though larger than
184:. Similarly, a book printed as an octavo, but bound with gatherings of four leaves each, is called an
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2583:. Milwaukee: C. N. Caspar's Book Emporium. pp. 1310–1312 – via Google Books.
996:. This contrasts with A-format, which is slightly narrower than ISO B6, and C-format.
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Additional tables and discussion of
American book formats and sizes may be found in:
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Bookbinding and the conservation of books: a dictionary of descriptive terminology
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measured 0.07 mm × 0.10 mm (0.0028 in × 0.0039 in).
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According to the 2012 Guinness World
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measuring 625 mm × 880 mm (24.6 in × 34.6 in)
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Library Terms, with a selection of terms in related fields
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Caspar's directory of the
American book, news and stationery trade
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Bhutan: A Visual
Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom
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2295:(1st ed.). Princeton: Princeton University Press.
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Levine-Clark, Michael; Carter, Toni M., eds. (2013).
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An Introduction to Bibliography for Literary Students
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The following table is adapted from the scale of the
2007:. Some normal-sized books are on the table at right.
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of 25-by-38-inch (635 by 965 mm), and in which
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for the general sizes of modern books, ranging from
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2446:"Guinness: Scientist creates world's largest book"
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2075:The largest surviving medieval manuscript is the
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395:octavo is noticeably larger, more like a modern
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2368:ALA glossary of library and information science
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88:refers to the single piece of paper, whereas a
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1150:In book construction, Japan uses a mixture of
259:being up to 580 mm (23 in) tall, an
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2536:"Appendix 8: Impositions and folding schemes"
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1383:Has the width of ISO A4 and height of JIS B5
2398:(2nd ed.). Bloomsbury. pp. 76–77.
2336:. New York: Burt Franklin. pp. 560–566.
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2511:"Smallest reproduction of a printed book"
2419:Wilson-Fletcher, Honor (11 August 2001).
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2293:Principles of Bibliographical Description
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2184:Roberts, Matt; Etherington, Don (1982).
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474:Approximate cover size (width × height)
457:US book formats and corresponding sizes
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29:
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2150:Thompson, Elizabeth Hardy, ed. (1943).
1179:Approximate cover size (width × height)
34:Comparison of some book sizes based on
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2392:Ambrose, Gavin; Harris, Paul (2015).
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988:A common paperback size in the UK is
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2049:, the two hold separate records, as
2015:, the largest book in the world was
1318:Folded from A-series standard sheets
1253:Folded from B-series standard sheets
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217:
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2421:"The importance of format and feel"
2334:A Dictionary of the Art of Printing
2306:Ringwalt, John Luther, ed. (1871).
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239:. Modern books are commonly called
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2312:American Encyclopaedia of Printing
2273:(1927). McKitterick, David (ed.).
2252:A New Introduction to Bibliography
2091:List of booksellers' abbreviations
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220:for more on imposition schemes.
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2573:Caspar, Carl Nicolaus (1889).
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3111:Conservation and restoration
2564:Gaskell (1972), pages 88–107
2348:"PapersDB (Papers Database)"
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414:American Library Association
36:American Library Association
27:Form a book is produced into
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2475:"Largest book published"
2328:Savage, William (1841).
2291:Bowers, Fredson (1949).
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2051:This the Prophet Mohamed
2039:This the Prophet Mohamed
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1000:British paperback sizes
403:Common formats and sizes
356:—and width 160 mm (
2769:Collection (publishing)
2693:Illuminated manuscripts
2596:"Guide to book formats"
2223:Oxford University Press
2192:. Library of Congress.
2096:Units of paper quantity
126:size is shown in green.
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2497:Guinness World Records
2479:Guinness World Records
2013:Guinness World Records
2011:According to the 2003
2008:
1744:" ("New Book") / "B40"
226:Modern book production
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124:common American letter
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2308:"Dimensions of Paper"
2061:The smallest book is
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391:book, but an English
389:mass market paperback
265:double elephant folio
120:
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913:quadragesimo-octavo
399:or hardcover novel.
2534:Voet, Leon (1972).
2053:was not published.
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443:words before octavo
80:, ablative form of
3175:World Book Capital
2603:Trussel, Stephen.
2277:. Clarendon Press.
2071:Largest manuscript
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3158:Preservation
3074:Book burning
3069:Banned books
2822:Bibliophilia
2807:Bibliography
2753:
2737:advance copy
2720:instant book
2688:Illustration
2671:dust jackets
2608:
2605:"Book Sizes"
2579:
2567:
2555:. Retrieved
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2458:. Retrieved
2454:the original
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2428:. Retrieved
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2186:"Book sizes"
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1991:Largest book
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1786:
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1156:JIS B-series
1152:ISO A-series
1149:
1141:
987:
962:
955:
921:
914:
867:
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826:
819:
785:
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777:sextodecimo
744:
737:
619:7 × 11
567:
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393:18th-century
385:16th century
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186:octavo in 4s
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96:Book formats
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3234:Book design
3091:Book curses
2967:Netherlands
2837:Bookselling
2812:Bibliomania
2795:Bestsellers
2783:Consumption
2774:Book series
2759:Typesetting
2078:Codex Gigas
1196:inch × inch
1170:Translation
1017:inch × inch
974:2 × 3
822:eighteenmo
818:octodecimo
699:6 × 9
481:inch × inch
271:Paper sizes
261:atlas folio
193:chain lines
170:sextodecimo
3228:Categories
3036:audiobooks
2935:By country
2888:Furniture
2879:Digitizing
2874:Collecting
2864:Censorship
2847:book towns
2732:Publishing
2715:incunabula
2654:Production
2557:2014-09-11
2460:2007-06-07
2135:References
781:sixteenmo
646:× 10
552:× 12
370: in)—
343: in)—
277:Paper size
209:imposition
197:watermarks
112:signatures
102:hand press
52:publishers
3106:Book tour
3079:incidents
3011:miniature
3006:fictional
2892:bookcases
2832:Bookmarks
2747:paperback
2742:hardcover
1932:("3 × 5")
1640:5 ×
1628:("4 × 6")
946:× 4
838:4 ×
797:4 ×
756:5 ×
740:twelvemo
735:duodecimo
726:× 8
560:Imperial
174:sixteenmo
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