1 A leaf of paper or parchment usually folded and numbered only on the front 2 The number assigned to a leaf 3 A volume made up of sheets folded once; hence, loosely, a volume of large dimensions [SAA]
The word "folio" is found as part of the location code for some library books It indicates that the book is over 15 inches in height These oversized books are shelved on the lobby wall of the STACK areas
A text formatting term: The lines at the top or bottom of a page that contain the page number, publication name, publication data, volume numbers, and so on
A sheet of writing material, one half of a bifolium The front and back of a folio are referred to as the recto and verso, respectively The numbering of leaves, as opposed to pages, is termed foliation and is commonly found in manuscripts "Folio" and "folios" (or "folia") are often abbreviated as f and ff The term can also be used to denote a large volume size
A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words
A folio is a book made with paper of a large size, used especially in the early centuries of European printing. Richard told me of three 16th-century folio volumes on alchemy
A lodging merchant's guest file that contains the cardholder's transaction information, including check-in and out dates, rate, intended length of stay at check-in time, applicable charges and taxes
a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays"
A book of the largest size, formed by folding the paper only once, so that each sheet makes two leaves It is from the Italian, un libro in foglio, through the French, in-folio Fol is the contraction for folio Folio (so-and-so), in mercantile books, means page so-and-so, and sometimes the two pages which lie exposed at the same time, one containing the credit and the other the debit of one and the same account So called because ledgers, etc , are made in folio The paging is called the folio also Printers call a page of MS or printed matter a folio regardless of size Folio In conveyances seventy-two words, and in Parliamentary proceedings ninety words, make a folio
A book or pamphlet created by folding large sheets of paper only once This results in an oversized book that must be shelved in a different location on the floor with the other books in that call number span
Book that is too large to fit in the general collection shelves and therefore is placed in a designated area marked "Oversized" or "Folio" Collection These books are arranged by Library of Congress call numbers
Call numbers preceded by "f" or "folio" indicate that the book is too large to fit on the regular shelves You should refer to a floor plan to determine where on each floor of the RBD Library these "oversized" books have been gathered together