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Oversimplifying greatly, bibliographic format refers to the relationship between a full sheet of paper and the size and orientation of the leaf or leaves of the end product. For example, a text printed two-up so that the sheet of paper needs to be folded once to make the leaves of a book is in "folio" format. Printed four-up to be folded twice is a "quarto" and so on. | Oversimplifying greatly, bibliographic format refers to the relationship between a full sheet of paper and the size and orientation of the leaf or leaves of the end product. For example, a text printed two-up so that the sheet of paper needs to be folded once to make the leaves of a book is in "folio" format. Printed four-up to be folded twice is a "quarto" and so on. | ||
Abbreviations and names for formats include: | |||
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! DCRM(B) | ! DCRM(B)<ref>''Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books)'', the international standard for rare books in library catalogs.</ref> | ||
! Gaskell<ref>Philip Gaskell, ''A New Introduction to Bibliography''. Reprinted with corrections in 1995. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 2007</ref> | ! Gaskell<ref>Philip Gaskell, ''A New Introduction to Bibliography''. Reprinted with corrections in 1995. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 2007</ref> | ||
! Ordinary spoken English | ! Ordinary spoken English | ||
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| broadsheet, full sheet | | broadsheet, full sheet | ||
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Revision as of 14:04, 22 June 2016
Oversimplifying greatly, bibliographic format refers to the relationship between a full sheet of paper and the size and orientation of the leaf or leaves of the end product. For example, a text printed two-up so that the sheet of paper needs to be folded once to make the leaves of a book is in "folio" format. Printed four-up to be folded twice is a "quarto" and so on.
Abbreviations and names for formats include:
| DCRM(B)[1] | Gaskell[2] | Ordinary spoken English | Latinate spoken English | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full-sheet | 1⁰ | broadsheet, full sheet | ||
| fol. | 2⁰ | folio | folio | fo., 1/2⁰, f⁰, F |
| 4to | 4⁰ | quarto | quarto | 1/4⁰, Q⁰, Q |
| 8vo | 8⁰ | octavo | octavo | 1/8⁰, O |
| 12mo | 12⁰ | twelvemo | duodecimo | 1/12⁰, D |
| long 12mo | long 12⁰ | long twelvmo | long duodecimo | |
| 16mo | 16⁰ | sixteenmo | sextodecimo | 1/16⁰, S |
| 18mo | 18⁰ | eighteenmo | octodecimo | 1/18⁰, T |
| 24mo | 24⁰ | twenty-fourmo | vicesimo-quarto | 1/24⁰ |
| long 24mo | long 24⁰ | long twenty-fourmo | long vicesimo-quarto | |
| 32mo | 32⁰ | thirty-twomo | trigesimo-secundo | 1/32⁰, Tt |
| 48mo | 48⁰ | forty-eightmo | quadragesimo-octavo | Fe |
| 64mo | 64⁰ | sixty-fourmo | sexagesimo-quarto | 1/64⁰, Sf |
| 72mo | 72⁰ | seventy-twomo | ||
| 96mo | 96⁰ | ninety-sixmo | ||
| 128mo | 128⁰ | hundred-and-twenty-eightmo |
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