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Quarto vs Folio - What's the difference?

quarto | folio |

In lang=en terms the difference between quarto and folio

is that quarto is a size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5")(190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25")(381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides) while folio is a book made of sheets of paper each folded once (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 cm in height.

In printing terms the difference between quarto and folio

is that quarto is a book size, corresponding to the paper size while folio is the page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.

As a verb folio is

to put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.

quarto

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (paper) A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5")(190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25")(381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
  • # (UK) Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)
  • (printing) A book size, corresponding to the paper size.

    • Synonyms

    * (paper size) * (book size) Q

    See also

    * foolscap Book sizes ----

    folio

    English

    (wikipedia folio) (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leaf of a book or manuscript.
  • (paper) A sheet of paper once folded.
  • (books) A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 cm in height.
  • (printing) The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.
  • A page of a book.
  • (accounting) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * F, f, fo,

    Derived terms

    * folio post * elephant folio * atlas folio * double elephant folio

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.
    • Book sizes ----