Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 87
ping to determine the size of thebook. —Fol. If the original sheet is foldedonce it is called a folio, and in this casethe chain marks are perpendicular andthe watermark is in the middle of thefirst leaf. In a folio there is one fold,two leaves or four pages, and nothing tocut. Most of Caxtons… … or PAPER 75 horizontal, and the watermark in the middle of the back ofpp. 4 and 5; there are two foldings and two tops of leavesto be cut. —8°. If the quarto be again folded we get a gatheringof eight leaves, or 16 pp., called an octavo, which is thecommonest size for English books. In an octavo…
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