octavo (Q1307353)

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book format, often linked to the paper format that results when a sheet is folded three times, which corresponds to 8 sheets (and 16 pages); it is close to A4 format
  • 8vo
  • 8.°
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octavo
book format, often linked to the paper format that results when a sheet is folded three times, which corresponds to 8 sheets (and 16 pages); it is close to A4 format
  • 8vo
  • 8.°

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octavo (<size for book formats>, <size/dimensions by specific type>, ... Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name))
八開本 (Chinese (traditional))
bā kāi běn (Chinise (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin))
ba kai ben (Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones))
pa k'ai pen (Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles))
in octavo (French)
in ottavo (Italian)
volume in ottavo (Italian)
octavus (Latin)
in-octavo (Spanish)
Book format that results from folding a sheet of paper with three right angle folds, producing a leaf one-eighth the size of the original sheet, and creating 16 pages. The resulting untrimmed page size would be 12 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches. The term itself is frequently coupled with a paper size (German)
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