Duodecimo

The format of a folded sheet of paper or parchment that results in twelve leaves (or twenty-four pages).

The format of a folded sheet of paper or parchment that results in twelve leaves (or twenty-four pages). The duodecimo format usually results in a very small book, between the sizes of an octavo and a hexadecimo (16mo). Also called a “12mo,” “twelvemo,” or “12°.”

  • Arabic:
    قطع إثني عشر
  • French:
    In-douze (in-12)
  • Italian:
    In-dodicesimo
  • Portuguese:
    duodécimo
  • Spanish:
    En dozavo