Chapter XVII: Appendix: B

LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

COMMITTEE ON SIZE-NOTATION.

TABLE OF SIZES OF BOOKS.

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| Height | | Leaves to | Wire line in
Notation. | in | Width.| Signature. | laid or hand
| Inches.| | | made Papers.
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FOLIO. | | | |
| | | |
Atlas fᵒ (1)|Circa 30|} |{ In }|
La. fᵒ { Imp. fᵒ (5)|21½-23 |} |{ twos, }|
or { Roy. fᵒ (5)|18½-21 |}⅔ to ¾|{ fours, }|Perpendicular
Fᵒ (2)|13½-18 |} |{sixes, and }|
Sm. fᵒ (3)(4)|8½-13 |} |{ eights. }|
| | | |
QUARTO. | | | |
| | | |
La. 4ᵒ or { Imp. 4ᵒ (5)|13½-16 |} |{ In }|
{ Roy. 4ᵒ (5)|11½-13 |}⅘ |{ fours, }|Horizontal
4ᵒ (2)|9½-11 |} |{sixes, and }|
Sm. 4ᵒ (3)|7½-9 |} |{ eights. }|
| | | |
OCTAVO ET INFRA. | | | |
| | | |
La. 8ᵒ or { Imp. 8ᵒ (5)|10½-11 |⅔ to ¾ |{In eights, }|
{ | | |{ and }|Perpendicular
{ Roy. 8ᵒ (5)|9½-10 | ” |{ som’t’mes }|
| | |{ fours. }|
| | | |
8ᵒ (2)|8-9 | ” |In eights |Perpendicular
| | | |
Sm. 8ᵒ (3)|6½-7½ | ” |In eights |Perpendicular
| | | |
12ᵒ | | ” |In sixes and |
| | | twelves |Horizontal
| | | |
16ᵒ (6)|⅔ to ⅘ |} |In eights & }|Horizontal &
|⅔ to ¾ |}5½-6 | sixteens }|Perpendicular
| | | |
18ᵒ | | |In sixes, |
| | | twelves and|
| | | eighteens |Horizontal
| | | |
24ᵒ |} |{ ” |In sixes and |
|}4-5 |{ | twelves |Perpendicular
|} |{ | |
32ᵒ |} |{ ” |In eights and|
| | | sixteens |Perpendicular
48ᵒ or mᵒ (7)|under 4 | ” | |
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1. Including “elephant,” “columbia,” &c.

2. Including “medium,” “demy” and “crown.”

3. Including “copy,” “post,” “foolscap” and “pot.”

4. Of preceding centuries.

5. Of this century.

6. Including sq. 16ᵒ, and all books of this size, in eights.

7. Including 48ᵒ, 64ᵒ, &c. “Minimo” for the smallest books.