Difference between revisions of "Quarto"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_163420" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_163420" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) 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. </p> <p> (2): (a.) Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) 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. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78552" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78552" /> == | ||
<p> A book having the sheet folded into four leaves. </p> | <p> [[A]] book having the sheet folded into four leaves. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 06:46, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) 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.
(2): ( a.) Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A book having the sheet folded into four leaves.
