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What is a quarto?

What is a quarto? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (paper) A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5")(190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25")(381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
    1. (Britain) Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)
  2. (printing) A book size, corresponding to the paper size.
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Scott's long narrative poem Marmion was published in late February 1808 as a luxurious quarto, costing a guinea and a half.
Turner notes that in 1827 Newman composed a long essay of some sixty-six quarto pages addressed to his sisters.
One is struck by the impact that such a slim volume, in quarto, has had on the world.
The first quarto of Hamlet offers its audience an interesting new way of looking at an extremely familiar text.
Reg, Following Pat's email, I think the old Hansard sizes were demy quarto but I could be mistaken.
The book is a moderate quarto, in Spanish, written in a very legible hand, but a little damaged towards the latter end.

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