Definition von quarto im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5")(190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting a standard large sheet of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25")(381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides)
Sheet folded twice, making pages one-fourth the size of the original sheet A quarto makes an 8-page signature
Quarto refers to the size of a book or print that is 1/4 the size of a full sheet of paper, resulting from folding the paper to form 4 leaves The quarto would typically range from a page size of 10 x 8 to 12 x 9 There are no original Audubon prints in the quarto size
quartos the size of paper made by folding a normal large sheet of paper twice to produce four sheets
The quarter of a sheet, or a sheet folded twice to make four leaves or eight pages; written 4to
A book half the size of folio- i e where each sheet is folded into quarters or four leaves 4to is the contraction (The Italian, libro in quarto; French, in quarto; from Latin quartus )
Folding a paper into four leaves, thus forming eight pages This method can be used to form brochures or booklets
Q Quarto - indicates that a book is between 13 and 15 inches in height These oversized books are shelved at the beginning of each letter (A-Z) of the location code (call number)
A size of paper usually 8 x 10 inches (203mm x 254mm). Formed by cutting a large sheet of (say 16 x 20 inches) twice to form 4 pages. The exact size depends upon the original sheet
> Describes the format of a book In a quarto sheets are folded twice producing 4 leaves or 8 pages Often shortened to "4to"
A page size, typically about A4, and obtained by folding a sheet once in each direction
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
A sheet of paper about 9 x 12 inches The size (and thus the term) results when a full sheet of about 18 x 24 inches is folded in fourths Abbreviated 4to
Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a square or nearly square form, and usually of large size