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  2. Book size - Wikipedia

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    A series of terms is commonly used by libraries and publishers for the general sizes of modern books, ranging from folio (the largest), to quarto (smaller) and octavo (still smaller). Historically, these terms referred to the format of the book, a technical term used by printers and bibliographers to indicate the size of a leaf in terms of the ...

  3. Octavo - Wikipedia

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    Octavo metrics compared to the folio and quarto. Octavo, a Latin word meaning "in eighth" or "for the eighth time", [1] (abbreviated 8vo, 8º, or In-8) is a technical term describing the format of a book, which refers to the size of leaves produced from folding a full sheet of paper on which multiple pages of text were printed to form the individual sections (or gatherings) of a book.

  4. Folio (typeface) - Wikipedia

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    However, Folio more closely follows the original model than the other two, [3] which have larger x-heights. [1] The typeface experienced moderate success in the United States. [3] The typeface family was extended in 1963, adding an Extra Bold weight and a Bold Condensed width. [3] Bauer released 17 styles of Folio between 1956 and 1969. [2]

  5. Book design - Wikipedia

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    The page number, or folio, may be found at the top or the bottom of the page, often flush left verso, flush right recto. The folio may also be printed at the bottom of the page, and in that location it is called a drop folio. Drop folios usually appear either centered on each page or flush left verso and flush right recto. [3]

  6. Page numbering - Wikipedia

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    Page number in a book. Page numbering is the process of applying a sequence of numbers (or letters, or Roman numerals) to the pages of a book or other document. The number itself, which may appear in various places on the page, can be referred to as a page number or as a folio. [1]

  7. Folio - Wikipedia

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    The title-page of the Shakespeare First Folio, 1623 Single folio from a large Qur'an, North Africa, 8th c. (Khalili Collection). The term "folio" (from Latin folium 'leaf' [1]) has three interconnected but distinct meanings in the world of books and printing: first, it is a term for a common method of arranging sheets of paper into book form, folding the sheet only once, and a term for a book ...

  8. Speck Products - Wikipedia

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    Speck was featured on the Inc. 5000 fastest growing private companies list in 2006, [12] 2007 [13] and 2008, [14] and has been ranked as high as #41. Speck cases were chosen as iLounge's iPhone Case of the Year in 2009 (CandyShell for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G ), [ 15 ] 2010 (PixelSkin HD for iPhone 4 ), [ 16 ] 2011 (CandyShell Flip for iPhone ...

  9. Recto and verso - Wikipedia

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    The reading order of each folio remains first verso, then recto, regardless of writing direction. The terms are carried over into printing ; recto-verso [ 4 ] is the norm for printed books but was an important advantage of the printing press over the much older Asian woodblock printing method, which printed by rubbing from behind the page being ...