The terms folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo, etc., indicate the number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded. A sheet folded in 2 leaves is called a Folio. New Mental Arithmetic - Page 140by James Bates Thomson - 1876 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
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...scarcely say that the size of books greatly vary ; but they are all reducible to a standard determined by the number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded. The most common size is uctavo, each sheet of which contains sixteen pages; the next is duodecimo,... | |
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...pork. stone. fother. PAPER AND BOOKS. XX. The terms, folio, quarto, octavo, &c., applied to books, denote the number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded. 24 sheets of paper make 20 quires " 2 reams " 5 bundles " 1 quire. 1 ream. 1 bundle. 1 bale. A sheet... | |
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...cubit, stone. Pigfother. BOOKS AND PAPER. The terms, folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo, &c., indicate the number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded. A sheet folded in 2 leaves is called a folio. A sheet folded in 4 leaves A sheet folded in 8 leaves... | |
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...AHD PAPER 64. What is the meaning of the terms folio, quarto, $-c., when applied to books ? Ans. They denote the number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded. 24 sheets of paper make 1 quire. 20 quires - - - "1 ream. 2 reams - - - "1 bundle. 6 bundles - - "1... | |
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...paper make 1 Quire. 20 Quires " " " 1 Ream. 2 Reams " " " 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles " " " 1 Bale. 1$. — The number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded is designated by the following terms, which are used to denote the size of books. A sheet of paper... | |
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