quarto (Meaning)
quarto (n)
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
quarto (a.)
Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto.
quarto (n.)
Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a square or nearly square form, and usually of large size.
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the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leavesHaving four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto.,
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The ancient manuscript was written in quarto format, with each page folded into four sections.
Quarto is a book size that's smaller than folio but larger than octavo.
Shakespeare's plays were commonly printed in quarto editions during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The library housed a rare collection of quarto editions of early English literature.
