Chapter XXIII: Part 23

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| 5 | 8 | | 17 | 20 | | 29 | 32 | | 41 | 44 | | 53 | 56 | | 65 | 68 |
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| B3 | | | C3 | | | D3 | | | E3 | | | F3 | | | G3 | |
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| [6]| [7]| |[18]|[19]| |[30]|[31]| |[42]|[43]| |[54]|[55]| |[66]|[67]|
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+----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+
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| [4]| [9]| |[16]|[21]| |[28]|[33]| |[40]|[45]| |[52]|[57]| |[64]|[69]|
+----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+
+----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+
| 1 | 12 | | 13 | 24 | | 25 | 36 | | 37 | 48 | | 49 | 60 | | 61 | 72 |
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| B | | | C | | | D | | | E | | | F | | | G | |
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151. HALF A SHEET OF NINETY-SIXES, WITH FOUR SIGNATURES.

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| | | | | | |[B2]| | | | | | | |[C2]|
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[2] | |[23]| |[22]| | [3]| |[26]| |[47]| |[46]| |[27]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 7 | | 18 | | 19 | | 6 | | 31 | | 42 | | 43 | | 30 |
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| B4 | | | | | | | | C4 | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 11 | | 14 | | 15 | | 10 | | 35 | | 38 | | 39 | | 34 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B6 | | | | | | | | C6 | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[B5]| | | | | | | |[C5]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[12]| |[13]| |[16]| | [9]| |[36]| |[37]| |[40]| |[33]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[B3]| | | | | | | |[C3]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| [8]| |[17]| |[20]| | [5]| |[32]| |[41]| |[44]| |[29]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 1 | | 24 | | 21 | | 4 | | 25 | | 48 | | 45 | | 28 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B | | | | | | | | C | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[D2]| | | | | | | |[E2]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[50]| |[71]| |[70]| |[51]| |[74]| |[95]| |[94]| |[75]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 55 | | 66 | | 67 | | 54 | | 79 | | 90 | | 91 | | 78 |
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| D4 | | | | | | | | E4 | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 59 | | 62 | | 63 | | 58 | | 83 | | 86 | | 87 | | 82 |
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| D6 | | | | | | | | E6 | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[D5]| | | | | | | |[E5]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[60]| |[61]| |[64]| |[57]| |[84]| |[85]| |[88]| |[81]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[D3]| | | | | | | |[E3]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[56]| |[65]| |[68]| |[53]| |[80]| |[89]| |[92]| |[77]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 49 | | 72 | | 69 | | 52 | | 73 | | 96 | | 93 | | 76 |
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| D | | | | | | | | E | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

152. HALF A SHEET OF NINETY-SIXES, WITH SIX SIGNATURES.

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| | | | | | |[F3]| | | | | | | |[G3]|
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[72]| |[73]| |[76]| |[69]| |[88]| |[89]| |[92]| |[85]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 65 | | 80 | | 77 | | 68 | | 81 | | 96 | | 93 | | 84 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F | | | | | | | | G | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[D3]| | | | | | | |[E3]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[40]| |[41]| |[44]| |[37]| |[56]| |[57]| |[60]| |[53]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 33 | | 48 | | 45 | | 36 | | 49 | | 64 | | 61 | | 52 |
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| D | | | | | | | | E | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[B3]| | | | | | | |[C3]|
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| [8]| | [9]| |[12]| | [5]| |[24]| |[25]| |[28]| |[21]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 1 | | 16 | | 13 | | 4 | | 17 | | 32 | | 29 | | 20 |
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| B | | | | | | | | C | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[G4]| | | | | | | |[F4]|
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[86]| |[91]| |[90]| |[87]| |[70]| |[75]| |[74]| |[71]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 83 | | 94 | | 95 | | 82 | | 67 | | 78 | | 79 | | 66 |
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| G2 | | | | | | | | F2 | | | | | | |
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+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[E4]| | | | | | | |[D4]|
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|[54]| |[59]| |[58]| |[55]| |[38]| |[43]| |[42]| |[39]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 51 | | 62 | | 63 | | 50 | | 35 | | 46 | | 47 | | 34 |
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| E2 | | | | | | | | D2 | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[C4]| | | | | | | |[B4]|
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|[22]| |[27]| |[26]| |[23]| | [6]| |[11]| |[10]| | [7]|
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+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 19 | | 30 | | 31 | | 18 | | 3 | | 14 | | 15 | | 2 |
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| C2 | | | | | | | | B2 | | | | | | |
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153. HALF A SHEET OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTS.

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| | | | | | |[H3]| | | | | | | |[I3]|
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[104| |[105| |[108| |[101| |[120| |[121| |[124| |[117|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 97 | | 112| | 109| | 100| | 113| | 128| | 125| | 116|
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| H | | | | | | | | I | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[F3]| | | | | | | |[G3]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[72]| |[73]| |[76]| |[69]| |[88]| |[89]| |[92]| |[85]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 65 | | 80 | | 77 | | 68 | | 81 | | 96 | | 93 | | 84 |
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| F | | | | | | | | G | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[D3]| | | | | | | |[E3]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[40]| |[41]| |[44]| |[37]| |[56]| |[57]| |[60]| |[53]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 33 | | 48 | | 45 | | 36 | | 49 | | 64 | | 61 | | 52 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D | | | | | | | | E | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[B3]| | | | | | | |[C3]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| [8]| | [9]| |[12]| | [5]| |[24]| |[25]| |[28]| |[21]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 1 | | 16 | | 13 | | 4 | | 17 | | 32 | | 29 | | 20 |
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| B | | | | | | | | C | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[I4]| | | | | | | |[H4]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[118| |[123| |[122| |[119| |[102| |[107| |[106| |[103|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 115| | 126| | 127| | 114| | 99 | | 110| | 111| | 98 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| I2 | | | | | | | | H2 | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[G4]| | | | | | | |[F4]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[86]| |[91]| |[90]| |[87]| |[70]| |[75]| |[74]| |[71]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 83 | | 94 | | 95 | | 82 | | 67 | | 78 | | 79 | | 66 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G2 | | | | | | | | F2 | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[E4]| | | | | | | |[D4]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[54]| |[59]| |[58]| |[55]| |[38]| |[43]| |[42]| |[39]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 51 | | 62 | | 63 | | 50 | | 35 | | 46 | | 47 | | 34 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | | | | | | | | D2 | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | | | |[C4]| | | | | | | |[B4]|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|[22]| |[27]| |[26]| |[23]| | [6]| |[11]| |[10]| | [7]|
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| 19 | | 30 | | 31 | | 18 | | 3 | | 14 | | 15 | | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | | | | | | | | B2 | | | | | | |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+

_Enumeration of the_ TABLES OF IMPOSITION _in the preceding pages, with Observations, and reference to the page in which each will be found._

1. Abstract of Title Deeds. J.--H. Page 335

Abstracts of Title Deeds of Estates are in single leaves, and all
the margin is on the left side of the paper; they are usually
imposed two pages together, to save expense in press-work. They
are stitched together at the corner.

2. Sheet of Folio. M.--Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H.--Mas. 335

3. Sheet of Folio. Hebrew 335

4. Two sheets of Folio, Quired. Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 335

5. Three sheets of Folio, Quired 336

Imposing in Quires was formerly much used, when books were more
commonly printed in folio than they now are. It may be carried
to any extent, by taking care that the folios of the two pages
in each form of the first Signature make one more than the
whole number quired: thus, if the quire consists of 24 pages,
the Imposition of each form will be consecutively 1 and 24--23
and 2--3 and 22--21 and 4--5 and 20--19 and 6--7 and 18--17 and
8--9 and 16--15 and 10--11 and 14--13 and 12; and so for the
succeeding forms, taking this order of the pages.

6. Half a Sheet of Folio. M. 336

7. Sheet of Quarto M.--Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H.--Mas. 336

8. Sheet of Quarto. Hebrew 336

9. Two Half Sheets of Quarto, worked together. Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 337

10. Half Sheet of Quarto. M.--Sm.--St.--J.--H. 337

Half Sheet of Broad Quarto. Sm.--J.--As the pages are laid down
as in No. 10, I have not repeated the arrangement.

11. Half Sheet of Quarto. Hebrew 337

12. Two Sheets of Quarto, Quired 337

This Imposition may be useful where a pamphlet makes but two
Sheets.

13. Sheet of Broad Quarto. Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 338

14. Sheet of Octavo. M.--Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H.--Mas. 338

15. Sheet of Octavo. Hebrew. Sm.--St.--J.--H. 338

16. Sheet of Broad Octavo. Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 338

17. Half Sheet of Octavo. M.--Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 339

18. Half Sheet of Octavo. Hebrew. 339

19. Two Half Sheets of Octavo, worked together.
Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H.--Mas. 339

I prefer this method of imposing two half sheets of Octavo, which
cut up in the regular fold of the paper, to having the signatures
in slips on each side of the long cross.

20. Sheet of Octavo with two Signatures, 12 pages and 4.
St.--J.--H.--Mas. 339

The four pages are here imposed to cut out of the middle of the
Sheet: being in the order of the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. They
might also be imposed as the 1st, 2d, 15th, and 16th; both these
methods are convenient to the bookbinder.

21. Two Quarter Sheets of Octavo, worked together.
Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H.--Mas. 339

22. Two Quarter Sheets of Octavo. Hebrew. Worked together 339

23. Sheet of Twelves, No. 1. M.--Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H.--Mas. 340

The pages of this sheet are arranged in the customary manner, the
first page of the offcut being in the outer form.

24. Sheet of Twelves, No. 2. 340

By imposing a sheet of twelves in this manner, the first
signature of the offcut being in the inner form, it rises more
conveniently for the bookbinder when folding; as it saves him
the trouble of turning the offcut over every sheet, and it is no
inconvenience to the printer.

25. Sheet of Twelves, to fold without cutting. L.--St.--J.--H. 340

26. Sheet of Twelves. Hebrew 341

27. Two Half Sheets of Twelves, worked together, No. 1. H. 341

The signatures of these two half sheets when quired, will rise
regularly when collated, so as to be easily perceived both by
the warehouseman and the bookbinder, and be less liable to be
overlooked than the following. I give the preference to this
arrangement.

28. Two Half Sheets of Twelves, worked together, No. 2.
Sm.--St.--J.--H.--Mas. 341

I give this arrangement of the pages of two half sheets of
Twelves to be worked together, because it is generally adopted;
but the second signature is hid in the sheet, and may easily be
overlooked, so as to cause a mistake, both by the warehouseman
and the bookbinder. I prefer the preceding arrangement.

29. Half Sheet of Twelves. M.--Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 342

30. Half Sheet of Twelves, to fold without cutting. L.--St.--J.--H. 342

31. Half Sheet of Twelves. Hebrew 342

32. Sheet of Twelves, with two Signatures. 20 pages and 4 342

33. Sheet of Twelves, with two Signatures. 16 pages and 8.
Sm.--St.--J.--H.--Mas. 343

34. Sheet of Twelves, with three Signatures. 12, 8, and 4 pages 343

35. Sheet of Twelves, with three Signatures. Thrice 8 pages 343

The offcut forms one of the portions of eight pages; the other
two are imposed as two half sheets of octavo.

36. Half Sheet of Twelves, with two Signatures. 8 pages and 4.
Sm.--St.--J.--H.--Mas. 344

37. Eight pages of Twelves. St.--J.--H.--Mas. 344

38. Sheet of Long Twelves. Music way, No. 1 344

This sheet cuts into three portions of eight pages each, which
are inserted into each other.

39. Sheet of Long Twelves. Music way, No. 2 345

There is an offcut of eight pages in this sheet, which forms the
inset.

40. Sheet of Long Twelves. Music way. With two Signatures.
16 pages and 8. S. 345

Stower terms this ‘A Sheet of Long Twelves,’ although it is a
sheet with two signatures, composed of sixteen pages and eight
pages.

41. Half Sheet of Long Twelves. Music way 346

This half sheet perfects as an octavo, and the four middle pages
cut out and form the inset.

42. Sheet of Long Twelves, No. 1. 346

The first page of the offcut in this and the following sheet is
imposed in the inner form, for the reason given in No. 24.

43. Sheet of Long Twelves, No. 2. 347

In this and the preceding sheet the paper of the sixteen pages
folds differently; the first fold of No. 1. is in the back, as an
octavo; the first fold of No. 2. is in the head as a quarto.

44. Sheet of Long Twelves, with two signatures. 16 pages and 8.
No. 1. L.--St.--J.--H. 347

Luckombe and the subsequent writers term this a ‘Sheet of Long
Twelves;’ it is in fact two fragments, one of sixteen pages, and
one of eight pages.

45. Sheet of Long Twelves, with two Signatures. 16 pages and 8.
No. 2 348

The sixteen pages of this sheet and the preceding, fold as No.
43. and No. 42.

46. Half Sheet of Long Twelves 348

47. Sheet of Square Twelves 349

A sheet of square twelves is imposed the same as a sheet of
common twelves; but I have inserted it, because the chase is laid
over the form differently: the short cross should be the same as
for octavos, and the long cross should be for the offcut.

Half sheets and fragments are laid down the same as common
twelves.

48. Two Half Sheets of Long Twelves, worked together 349

This sheet is perfected as an octavo, and the four middle pages
form the inset.

49. Sheet of Sixteens. Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 349

50. Sheet of Sixteens. Hebrew 350

This and the preceding sheet fold without cutting.

51. Two Half Sheets of Sixteens worked together 350

52. Sheet of Sixteens, with two Signatures. 24 pages and 8 350

53. Half Sheet of Sixteens. Sm.--St.--J.--H. 351

54. Half Sheet of Sixteens. Hebrew 351

55. Two Quarter Sheets of Sixteens 351

56. Sheet of Long Sixteens 351

57. Two Half Sheets of Long Sixteens, worked together 352

58. Half Sheet of Long Sixteens 352

59. Two Quarter Sheets of Long Sixteens 352

60. Sheet of Eighteens, with one Signature. Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 353

Luckombe calls this ‘A common Sheet of Eighteens.’ I suppose
at that time it was the customary way of imposing a sheet of
eighteens; in my opinion it is inferior to No. 62. There are four
insets in it--3 of four pages each, and 1 of eight pages.

61. Sheet of Eighteens with three Signatures. No. 1. Sm.--St.--H. 353

This imposition cuts into three slips the longest way of the
sheet of paper; and the heads of the pages on one of them are the
raw edge of the paper, which will cause additional trouble to
the pressman and to the bookbinder, without being attended with
any advantage:--If the compositor have not made his pages up to
a precise length, the pressman will have to unlock the forms and
rectify them, to make register; and the bookbinder will have
to trim each of them with a pair of scissars. It may be avoided
by turning the pages of this slip round, and placing the heads
against the heads of the other signature, if a sheet should be
imposed according to this arrangement. It is certainly inferior
to No. 62.

62. Sheet of Eighteens, with three Signatures, as three Half
Sheets of Twelves. J.--Mas. No. 2 354

This is now the usual method of imposing a sheet of eighteens; it
cuts up equal to three half sheets of twelves, and is the most
convenient mode both to the pressman and bookbinder, as it is in
the regular way of their business.

63. Sheet of Eighteens, with three Signatures. Hebrew 354

64. Sheet of Eighteens, to fold without cutting. L.--St.--J.--H. 355

Luckombe has reversed every page of this sheet in his work, so
that the first page would be at the last end of the sheet, the
same as Hebrew. Smith has a sheet of eighteens under this title,
but it has three Signatures in it.

65. Sheet of Eighteens, with two Signatures. 24 pages and 12.
No. 1. Sm.--St.--J.--H. 355

66. Sheet of Eighteens, with two Signatures. 24 pages and 12,
as a Sheet of Twelves and Half Sheet of Twelves. No. 2 356

These two last sheets will only be useful when a volume of
eighteens is worked in sheets with one Signature in each, which
is not often done; I should give the preference to No. 2.

67. Half Sheet of Eighteens. Sm.--St.--J.--H.--Mas. 356

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages 11,
8 and 7, 12--put 11 and 8 in the place of 7 and 12; and 7 and 12
in the place of 11 and 8.

68. Half Sheet of Eighteens. Hebrew 356

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages, 8,
11 and 12, 7, in the same manner as was directed in No. 67.

69. Half Sheet of Eighteens, without transposing the pages.
St.--J.--H. 357

Mr. Stower, in his Printer’s Grammar, says, “We have also given a
plan for imposing a half sheet of eighteens, without transposing
the pages.”

I acknowledge that much time will be saved in the warehouse work,
and that it will be more convenient for the printer to do it in
this manner; but the saving of trouble, and the convenience of
doing work in a particular way, are not always to be attended
to. How will the sheet look when cut up?--There will be three
signatures; the first will have twelve pages, the same as half a
sheet of twelves; the second will consist of two single leaves;
and the third of one leaf, thus having three separate leaves in
a half sheet; that is, six single leaves in a sheet, which are
charged in binding the same as plates. A collection of plays
published separately in eighteens, which is not uncommon, will
when completed contain many half sheets, and, if printed in this
manner, will be a considerable additional expense in binding
a number of complete sets. This will cause dissatisfaction in
the master printer’s employers, as it is a principle that ought
always to be acted on, not to increase the expenditure, when it
can be avoided.

70. Sixteen pages of Eighteens. Sm.--St.--J.--H. 357

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages, 7,
10 and 9, 8; put 7 and 10 in the place of 9 and 8; and 9 and 8 in
the place of 7 and 10.

In working sixteen pages, or eight pages, of eighteens, there
will be two blank pages in each half of the sheet, except it be
filled up with advertisements, catalogue, or other matter.

71. Half a Sheet of Eighteens, with two Signatures. 16 pages and 2 357

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages, 7,
10 and 9, 8, as in No. 70.

72. Half Sheet of Eighteens, with two Signatures. 14 pages and 4 357

After the white paper is printed off, transpose the four pages,
37, 40 and 39, 38, as directed in No. 70.

73. Half Sheet of Eighteens, with two Signatures. 12 pages and 6 358

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages, 13,
18 and 17, 14, as directed in No. 70.

74. Half Sheet of Eighteens, with two Signatures. 10 pages and 8 358

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages, 73,
80 and 79, 74, as directed in No. 70.

75. Half Sheet of Eighteens, with two Signatures. 8 pages and 8 358

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages, 37,
44 and 43, 38, as directed in No. 70.

76. Half Sheet of Eighteens, with three Signatures. 10 pages, 4,
and 4 358

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages, 73,
76 and 75, 74, as directed in No. 70.

77. Half Sheet of Eighteens, with three Signatures. 8 pages, 8,
and 2 359

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages, 37,
44 and 43, 38, as directed in No. 70.

78. Half Sheet of Eighteens, with four Signatures. Four times
4 pages 359

After the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages,
85, 88 and 87, 86, as directed in No. 70.

In printing collections of plays in eighteens, where each play
has separate folios, fragments in every variety arise. When one
of four pages occurs, it will perhaps be adviseable, if the
number be large, and the presswork not in a forward state, to
make a full form of them, by setting the matter up five times:
when the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages, as
directed in No. 70.; also take out the first and fourth pages of
one of the portions of four pages which occupy the place of the
two blanks in No. 78, and put the third and the second in their
place.

79. Sheet of Twenties. No. 1. L.--St.--J.--H. 359

I do not approve of this arrangement; for the sheet cuts into
five slips, four of which are insets--otherwise they must have
five different signatures.

80. Sheet of Twenties. No. 2 360

After the offcut is separated, the first and second folds of the
remainder are the same as a duodecimo.

81. Sheet of Twenties. No. 3 360

After the offcut is separated, the first and second folds of the
remainder are the same as a Quarto. I have placed the first
signature of the offcut in the inner form, for the reason
assigned in No. 23.

This and the preceding arrangement are preferable to No. 1, as
there is only one offcut in each, which is inserted in the middle
when folded; the other pages are imposed as a sheet of sixteens.

82. Sheet of Twenties, with two Signatures. 32 pages and 8 361

83. Sheet of Twenties, with two Signatures. 24 pages and 16 361

84. Two Half Sheets of Twenties, worked together 362

85. Half a Sheet of Twenties 362

86. Half a Sheet of Twenties, with two Signatures. 16 pages and
4 J. 362

87. Half a Sheet of Twenties, with two Signatures. 12 pages and 8 363

88. Two Half Sheets of Twenty-fours, worked together 363

What Stower calls Twenty-fours are longer and narrower than what
he calls Long Twenty-fours: I have reversed the terms, and called
his Twenty-fours, Long Twenty-fours, and vice versâ.

89. Half a Sheet of Twenty-fours. No. 1 364

90. Half a Sheet of Twenty-fours. No. 2. Sm.--St.--J.--H. 364

These four writers term this arrangement of the pages, ‘the
Sixteen-way.’

The difference between No. 1. and No. 2. is, that, when the inset
is taken off, the first fold of No. 1. is in the head; and that
of No. 2. is in the back, as a sheet of octavo.

91. Half a Sheet of Twenty-fours, to fold without cutting. L.--S. 365

92. Half a Sheet of Twenty-fours, with two Signatures. 20 pages
and 4 365

93. Half a Sheet of Twenty-fours, with two Signatures. 16 pages
and 8. L.--St.--J.--H. 366

94. Half a Sheet of Twenty-fours, with three Signatures. 8 pages
each 366

95. Quarter of a Sheet of Twenty-fours. H. 366

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four middle
pages; put 5 in the place of 7,--6 in the place of 8,--7 in the
place of 5,--and 8 in the place of 6.

96. Two Half Sheets of Twenty-fours, worked together. Hebrew 367

97. Half a Sheet of Twenty-fours. Hebrew. No. 1 368

98. Half a Sheet of Twenty-fours. Hebrew. No. 2 368

99. Two Half Sheets of Long Twenty-fours, worked together.
Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 369

Luckombe has transposed the pages of this table in his work. I
have put the first page of the second signature in the inner
form, which causes it to rise better in collating and folding:
Stower has it in the outer.

100. Half a Sheet of Long Twenty-fours. No. 1 369

101. Half a Sheet of Long Twenty-fours. No. 2. L.--St.--J.--H. 370

102. Half a Sheet of Long Twenty-fours, to fold without cutting.
L.--St.--J.--H. 370

103. Half a Sheet of Long Twenty-fours, with two Signatures.
20 pages and 4 370

104. Half a Sheet of Long Twenty-fours, with two Signatures.
16 pages and 8. Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 371

Luckombe has placed the foot of each page where the head should
be, in the range commencing with page 1.

105. Two Half Sheets of Long Twenty-fours, worked together. Hebrew 371

106. Half a Sheet of Long Twenty-fours. Hebrew. No. 1 372

107. Half a Sheet of Long Twenty-fours. Hebrew. No. 2 372

108. Half a Sheet of Long Twenty-fours, with two Signatures.
20 pages and 4. Hebrew 372

109. Half a Sheet of Long Twenty-fours, with two Signatures.
16 pages and 8. Hebrew 373

110. Two Half Sheets of Square Twenty-fours, worked together 373

111. Half a Sheet of Square Twenty-fours. L.--St.--J. 374

112. Sheet of Thirty-twos. No. 1 374

113. Sheet of Thirty-twos. No. 2. L.--St.--J.--H. 375

In my opinion No. 1. is a more preferable method of imposing a
sheet of 32mo. than No. 2.; as the sheet in the first instance
folds into the regular folio, then into quarto, octavo, square
sixteens, and thirty-twos; whereas No. 2. folds into long folio,
quarto, long octavo, &c.

Both of them would be inconvenient, except for children’s books,
tracts, and other temporary articles; as sixty-four pages in one
signature would be too many to fold neatly for book work, for
such purpose I should prefer four signatures in the sheet, each
of which would be equal to a sheet of octavo.

114. Two Half Sheets of Thirty-twos, worked together 376

115. Sheet of Thirty-twos, with two Signatures. 48 pages and 16 377

The sheet in the first instance cuts up in the regular fold; the
half sheet with signature B in it, folds into quarto, octavo,
square sixteens, and thirty-twos; the other half sheet cuts
up lengthways into two equal parts, containing sixteen pages
each, one of which is an inset for signature B, the other forms
signature C.

116. Sheet of Thirty-twos, with two Signatures. 40 pages and 24 378

The sheet cuts up in the regular fold, and the half sheet folds
as No. 115.; the other half sheet cuts in two lengthways, one of
which contains sixteen pages of signature C; the other sixteen
pages cut in two, eight pages of which are an inset for signature
B, the other eight are an inset for signature C.

117. Sheet of Thirty-twos, with four Signatures. 16 pages in each.
Sm.--St.--J.--H. 379

I have arranged the signatures of this sheet differently from
the preceding writers. They have the two first signatures on
different half sheets: I have placed them on the same half sheet,
and the third and fourth signatures on the other half sheet, so
as to cause them to rise in a regular way.

This sheet is equal to four sheets of octavo; two of which are
imposed on each side of the long crosses in a pair of chases:
eight pages of the first signature, the same as the outer form
of a sheet of octavo, are laid down in the left hand quarter of
a chase, the other eight pages, similar to the inner form of a
sheet of octavo, are laid down in the right hand quarter of the
other chase; the fourth signature is imposed in the two other
quarters, which will lie together as the chases are upon the
imposing stone; the second and third signatures are imposed in a
similar manner on the other sides of the long crosses.

118. Half a sheet of Thirty-twos. L.--St.--J.--H. 380

119. Half a Sheet of Thirty-twos, with two Signatures.
24 pages and 8 380

120. Half a Sheet of Thirty-twos, with two Signatures.
20 pages and 12 380

121. Half a Sheet of Thirty-twos, with four Signatures. 16 pages,
8 pages, 4 pages, and 4 pages. J.--H. 381

122. Two Quarter Sheets of Thirty-twos, worked together.
Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 381

123. Sheet of Thirty-sixes, with three Signatures 382

This sheet perfects the same as a twelves. It cuts into three
equal parts across the sheet, each portion of which contains all
the pages in the signature.

124. Sheet of Thirty-sixes, with six Signatures 383

This sheet cuts up into portions of eight pages and four pages
each, the four pages forming an inset; so as to make each
signature equal to a half sheet of twelves.

125. Sheet of Thirty-sixes, with two Signatures. 60 pages and 12 384

126. Two Half Sheets of Thirty-sixes, worked together 385

127. Half a Sheet of Thirty-sixes. L.--St.--J.--H. 386

128. Half a sheet of Thirty-sixes, to fold without cutting.
L.--St.--J.--H. 386

129. Half a Sheet of Thirty-sixes, with three Signatures 387

This form perfects as an octavo. It folds as three half sheets of
twelves.

130. Half a Sheet of Thirty-sixes, with two Signatures. 24 pages
and 12. Sm.--St.--J.--H. 387

This form perfects as an octavo. The three last writers, in their
works on printing, have made the middle twelve pages perfect foot
to foot, so that they will be cut out at the head, and fold at
the foot; I have reversed them, to cause them to be cut out at
the foot, and fold at the head.

131. Two Quarter Sheets of Thirty-sixes, worked together 388

When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four pages,
11, 8, and 7, 12, in signature B, and 29, 26, and 25, 30, in
signature C, in the manner directed in No. 67. (half sheet of
eighteens), for each of these quarter sheets is similar in
arrangement to that form.

132. Half a Sheet of Forties. No. 1. L.--St.--J.--H. 388

The sheet cuts up into five slips of one page in depth, four of
which are insets; it appears to me an inconvenient method, which
I have endeavoured to improve in the next article. It perfects as
an octavo.

133. Half a Sheet of Forties. No. 2 389

In this arrangement the paper folds in the regular way, first
into folio, then into quarto, octavo, sixteens, and thirty-twos,
with one inset of eight pages. In my opinion it is preferable to
the preceding method. It perfects as an octavo.

134. Half a Sheet of Forties, with two Signatures. 32 pages and 8 389

The arrangement of the 32 pages is the same as for half a sheet
of thirty-twos, in No. 118. The 8 pages of signature C form the
offcut.

135. Half a Sheet of Forties, with two Signatures. 24 pages and 16 390

136. Half a sheet of Forties, with three Signatures. 16 pages,
16 pages, and 8 390

137. Two Quarter Sheets of Forties, worked together 391

138. Half a Sheet of Forty-eights, with three Signatures.
Sm.--St.--J.--H. 391

These writers have placed the first signatures on the different
half sheets; I have placed them on the same half sheet. It is
similar in the arrangement of the pages to three sheets of
octavo, and perfects the same as a form of twelves.

139. Quarter of a Sheet of Forty-eights. L.--St.--J.--H. 392

The same arrangement of the pages as a sheet of twelves, and
perfects as such.

140. Quarter of a Sheet of Forty-eights, to fold without cutting.
L.--St.--J.--H. 392

It is the same as a sheet of twelves without cutting.

141. Two Quarter Sheets of Forty-eights, worked together. No. 1 392

These are equal to two sheets of twelves, and are arranged on
each side of the short cross, and perfect as a twelves.

142. Two Quarter Sheets of Forty-eights, worked together. No. 2.
L.--St.--J.--H. 393

These two quarter sheets are arranged on each side of the long
cross, and perfect as an octavo.

143. Quarter of a Sheet of Forty-eights, with two Signatures.
16 pages and 8. L.--St.--J.--H. 393

Stower imposes this form in three slips, and makes one of them an
inset; and the slip with the first signature, has the heads of
the pages to the raw edge of the paper: I have arranged the 16
pages as a sheet of octavo, and the 8 pages of signature C form
the offcut.

144. Half a Sheet of Sixty-fours 394

However much I disapprove of the arrangement of the pages in
many of the Tables of Imposition in Luckombe’s and Stower’s
works, on account of the uncustomary and inconvenient manner of
the paper folding, yet I have given all that are in their books
thus far, for the reason I stated in page 328; but when we come
to sixty-fours, a size that is seldom printed, I think it is
unnecessary to give more than one mode, and I omit the one that
has been usually given, and insert in its place what I conceive
to be an improvement. The old plan folded into folio, long
quarto, octavo, long sixteens, &c.; the plan here inserted folds
into folio, quarto, octavo, sixteens, &c. in the customary way.
If any printer choose to adopt the other plan, he will find it in
Luckombe, Stower, Johnson, and Hansard.

145. Two Quarter Sheets of Sixty-fours, worked together 394

146. Quarter of a Sheet of Sixty-fours. L.--St.--J.--H. 395

The pages of this form are laid down in the same order as half a
sheet of thirty-twos, No. 118.

147. Quarter of a Sheet of Sixty-fours, with two Signatures.
16 pages in each. L.--St.--J.--H. 395

The pages of this form are laid down in the same order as two
quarter sheets of thirty-twos, worked together, No. 122.

148. Quarter of a Sheet of Sixty-fours, with two Signatures.
24 pages and 8 395

The pages of this form are laid down in the same order as half a
sheet of thirty-twos, with two signatures. 24 pages and 8, No.
119.

149. Half a Sheet of Seventy-twos, with three Signatures.
Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 396

I have varied from the old plan of imposing half a sheet of
seventy-twos, nor did I think it of consequence to crowd the
book unnecessarily with giving what I consider inferior modes of
imposing in sizes that rarely occur. This form has been usually
given to cut up into three slips the longest way of the paper; I
have given it in the manner, that when perfected, it will cut up
into six portions, with the pages of each the same as a sheet of
twelves. It perfects as a twelves.

150. Half a Sheet of Seventy-twos, with six Signatures 397

This sheet when perfected cuts up into twelve portions, each of
which is similar in the arrangement of the pages to half a sheet
of twelves.

The fragments of No. 149. will be imposed in the same order as
those of a sheet of twelves; and those of 150, in the same order
as those of half a sheet of twelves.

151. Half a Sheet of Ninety-sixes, with four Signatures 398

When perfected it cuts up into eight portions, each of which is
similar to a sheet of twelves. It perfects as a twelves.

152. Half a Sheet of Ninety-sixes, with six Signatures.
Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 399

I have placed the first signatures on the same half sheet; the
preceding writers scattered them on both. It is laid down as six
sheets of octavo, and perfects as an octavo.

153. Half a Sheet of One Hundred and Twenty-eights.
Sm.--L.--St.--J.--H. 400

It is laid down as eight sheets of octavo, and perfects as an
octavo.

IMPOSING STONE.

The stone on which the compositor imposes and corrects his forms. It was formerly called the _Correcting Stone_.

Imposing stones are of different sizes to suit the business and the situation in which they are placed, as they require a good light. Some are made to hold two demy forms, others to hold three royals. The stone should be of a firm texture, and its upper surface smooth, so as not to wear the bottom of the types. Imposing stones are sometimes saturated with oil, to lessen the friction. Their height is about three feet, and the length of one calculated to contain two demy forms is five feet, and its width two feet two inches.

The frame on which the stone rests, is fitted up with drawers for furniture--one of these is for quoins, always the uppermost, one for side sticks and foot sticks, one for broad and narrow, and one for wider pieces;--these drawers are sometimes made of the whole width of the frame, so as to draw out on either side, and sometimes there are two within this width, one on each side.

Of late years, in some offices, cast iron has been substituted for stone, the upper surface of which has been turned flat and smooth in a lathe; and when a large size is wanted, two are attached together.

IMPRESSION HOLDS OUT. _See_ HOLDS OUT.--_M._

IMPRESSION SHEET.

A sheet of stout even paper, that fits exactly, without any play, the inside of the outer tympan: this sheet is used in fine work to place the overlays upon next to the parchment, and when a sheet of any work is thus made ready at a press, the succeeding sheets of the same work, at the same press, are made ready much more expeditiously, than if all the overlays have to be placed for each sheet on the tympan sheet.--_See_ MAKING READY.

IMPRINT.

The name and place of residence of the printer, put to all printed articles, under the Act of Parliament of 39 George 3. c. 79., with certain exemptions.