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Octavo

The format of a volume created by folding a sheet three times to create a quire of eight leaves (16 pages),

The format of a volume created by folding a sheet three times to create a quire of eight leaves (16 pages) that is one-eighth the size of the original sheet. Sometimes abbreviated as 8°.

  • Arabic:
    قطع الثمن
  • French:
    In-octavo (in-8°)
  • Italian:
    In-octavo
  • Spanish:
    In-octavo; En octavo