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English: Folio, Quarto, Octavo with diagrams to understand how they are printed, and how the pages look before they are folded, cut, and bound. An example of a Folio gathering to illustrate the output.
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Comparing the metrics of a Folio, Quarto, Octavo to understand how they are printed, folded and cut to make gatherings for a book.

25 February 2021