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==Paper sizes==
==Paper sizes==
The sizes in which paper is sold or used in trade and commerce are prescribed by the Compagnie of Scriveners, which standardised the paper sizes in use in 1855. Paper sizes are named by reference to five „base” paper sizes. The terms „folio”, „quarto” and „octavo” are used to refer to halved, quartered and eighthed sizes of the base paper size. Larger sizes may be named using the terms „double”, „fourfold” and „eightfold” for doubled, quadrupled and octupled paper sizes; however, it is more common to refer to these sizes by unique names.  
The sizes in which paper is sold or used in trade and commerce are prescribed by the Compagnie of Scriveners, which standardised the paper sizes in use in 1855. Paper sizes are named by reference to „base”, or „plano” paper sizes. The terms „folio”, „quarto”, „octavo”, „sextodecimo” and so on are used to refer to halved, quartered and eighthed sizes of the base paper size. These are abbreviated „2o”, „4to”, „8vo”, „16mo” and so on. Larger sizes may be named using the terms „double”, „fourfold” and „eightfold” (and so on) for doubled, quadrupled and octupled paper sizes; however, it is more common to refer to these larger sizes by unique names.  


{| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align:bottom;"
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|+ Table of common Nortish paper sizes
! Size
! Size !! colspan="2" | [[Catherinian units|Inches]] !! colspan="2" | ''Centimetres'' !! Ratio !! Name
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Inches
! Ratio
! Name
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
| colspan="5" | SQUARE SERIES
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Eight
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |'''SQUARE SERIES'''
| 24
| 48
| 2
| Eight Square
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Four
| Eight || 24 || 48 || 57.41 || 114.82 || 2 || Eight Square
| 24
| 24
| 1
| Four Square
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Double
| Four || 24 || 24 || 57.41 || 57.41 || 1 || Four Square
| 12
| 24
| 2
| Double Square
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | –
| Double || 12 || 24 || 28.70 || 57.41 || 2 || Double Square
| 12
| 12
| 1
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Square
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Folio
| Plano || 12 || 12 || 28.70 || 28.70 || 1 || Square (Plano)
| 6
| 12
| 2
| Square Folio
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Quarto
| Folio || 6 || 12 || 14.35 || 28.70 || 2 || Square Folio
| 6
| 6
| 1
| Square Quarto
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Octavo
| Quarto || 6 || 6 || 14.35 || 14.35 || 1 || Square Quarto
| 3
| 6
| 2
| Square Octavo
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
| colspan="5" | POST  SERIES
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Eight
| Octavo || 3 || 6 || 7.18 || 14.35 || 2 || Square Octavo
| 32
| 56
| 1.75
| Double Atlas
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Four
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | '''POST SERIES'''
| 28
| 32
| 1.142857
| Atlas
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Double
| Eight || 32 || 56 || 76.54 || 133.95 || 1.75 || Double Atlas
| 16
| 28
| 1.75
| Medium
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | –
| Four || 28 || 32 || 66.98 || 76.54 || 1.14 || Atlas
| 14
| 16
| 1.142857
| style="font-weight:bold;" | POST
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Folio
| Double || 16 || 28 || 38.27 || 66.98 || 1.75 || Medium
| 8
| 14
| 1.75
| Post Folio
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Quarto
| Plano || 14 || 16 || 33.49 || 38.27 || 1.14 || Post (Plano)
| 7
| 8
| 1.142857
| Post Quarto
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Octavo
| Folio || 8 || 14 || 19.14 || 33.49 || 1.75 || Post Folio
| 4
| 7
| 1.75
| Small Card
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
| colspan="5" | FOOLSCAP  SERIES
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Eight
| Quarto || 7 || 8 || 16.74 || 19.14 || 1.14 || Post Quarto
| 40
| 64
| 1.6
| Double Soleil
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Four
| Octavo || 4 || 7 || 9.57 || 16.74 || 1.75 || Small Card
| 32
| 40
| 1.25
| Soleil
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Double
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''FOOLSCAP SERIES'''
| 20
| 32
| 1.6
| Demy
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | –
| Eight || 40 || 64 || 95.68 || 153.09 || 1.6 || Double Soleil
| 16
| 20
| 1.25
| style="font-weight:bold;" | FOOLSCAP
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Folio
| Four || 32 || 40 || 76.54 || 95.68 || 1.25 || Soleil
| 10
| 16
| 1.6
| Foolscap Folio
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Quarto
| Double || 20 || 32 || 47.84 || 76.54 || 1.6 || Demy
| 8
| 10
| 1.25
| Foolscap Quarto
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Octavo
| Plano || 16 || 20 || 38.27 || 47.84 || 1.25 || Foolscap (Plano)
| 5
| 8
| 1.6
| Large Card
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
| colspan="5" | CROWN  SERIES
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Eight
| Folio || 10 || 16 || 23.92 || 38.27 || 1.6 || Foolscap Folio
| 48
| 72
| 1.5
| Double Imperial
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Four
| Quarto || 8 || 10 || 19.14 || 23.92 || 1.25 || Foolscap Quarto
| 36
| 48
| 1.333333
| Imperial
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Double
| Octavo || 5 || 8 || 11.96 || 19.14 || 1.6 || Large Card
| 24
| 36
| 1.5
| Copydraught
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | –
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''CROWN SERIES'''
| 18
| 24
| 1.333333
| style="font-weight:bold;" | CROWN
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Folio
| Eight || 48 || 72 || 114.82 || 172.22 || 1.5 || Double Imperial
| 12
| 18
| 1.5
| Crown Folio
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Quarto
| Four || 36 || 48 || 86.11 || 114.82 || 1.33 || Imperial
| 9
| 12
| 1.333333
| Crown Quarto
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Octavo
| Double || 24 || 36 || 57.41 || 86.11 || 1.5 || Copydraught
| 6
| 9
| 1.5
| Crown Octavo
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
| colspan="5" | ELEPHANT  SERIES
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Eight
| Plano || 18 || 24 || 43.06 || 57.41 || 1.33 || Crown (Plano)
| 56
| 80
| 1.428571
| Double Hartroyal
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Four
| Folio || 12 || 18 || 28.70 || 43.06 || 1.5 || Crown Folio
| 40
| 56
| 1.4
| Hartroyal
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Double
| Quarto || 9 || 12 || 21.53 || 28.70 || 1.33|| Crown Quarto
| 28
| 40
| 1.428571
| Crossmarten
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | –
| Octavo || 6 || 9 || 14.35 || 21.53 || 1.5 || Crown Octavo
| 20
| 28
| 1.4
| style="font-weight:bold;" | ELEPHANT
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Folio
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''ELEPHANT SERIES'''
| 14
| 20
| 1.428571
| Elephant Folio
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Quarto
| Eight || 56 || 80 || 133.95 || 191.36 || 1.43 || Double Hartroyal
| 10
| 14
| 1.4
| Elephant Quarto
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Octavo
| Four || 40 || 56 || 95.68 || 133.95 || 1.4 || Hartroyal
| 7
|-
| 10
| Double || 28 || 40 || 66.98 || 95.68 || 1.43 || Crossmarten
| 1.428571
|-
| Elephant Octavo
| Plano || 20 || 28 || 47.84 || 66.98 || 1.4 || Elephant (Plano)
|-
| Folio || 14 || 20 || 33.49 || 47.84 || 1.43 || Elephant Folio
|-
| Quarto || 10 || 14 || 23.92 || 33.49 || 1.4 || Elephant Quarto
|-
| Octavo || 7 || 10 || 16.74 || 23.92 || 1.43 || Elephant Octavo
|}
|}


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Revision as of 11:28, 24 October 2022

Scrivenry forms an important part of the Erbonian domestic industry. The Compagnie of Scriveners is a powerful national guild which controls the sale of scrivenry as well as the printing, engrossing and illumination trades. Scrivenry includes all paper, parchment, ink and stationery productions used for printing, engrossing, illumination and writing purposes.

Paper sizes

The sizes in which paper is sold or used in trade and commerce are prescribed by the Compagnie of Scriveners, which standardised the paper sizes in use in 1855. Paper sizes are named by reference to „base”, or „plano” paper sizes. The terms „folio”, „quarto”, „octavo”, „sextodecimo” and so on are used to refer to halved, quartered and eighthed sizes of the base paper size. These are abbreviated „2o”, „4to”, „8vo”, „16mo” and so on. Larger sizes may be named using the terms „double”, „fourfold” and „eightfold” (and so on) for doubled, quadrupled and octupled paper sizes; however, it is more common to refer to these larger sizes by unique names.

Table of common Nortish paper sizes
Size Inches Centimetres Ratio Name
SQUARE SERIES
Eight 24 48 57.41 114.82 2 Eight Square
Four 24 24 57.41 57.41 1 Four Square
Double 12 24 28.70 57.41 2 Double Square
Plano 12 12 28.70 28.70 1 Square (Plano)
Folio 6 12 14.35 28.70 2 Square Folio
Quarto 6 6 14.35 14.35 1 Square Quarto
Octavo 3 6 7.18 14.35 2 Square Octavo
POST SERIES
Eight 32 56 76.54 133.95 1.75 Double Atlas
Four 28 32 66.98 76.54 1.14 Atlas
Double 16 28 38.27 66.98 1.75 Medium
Plano 14 16 33.49 38.27 1.14 Post (Plano)
Folio 8 14 19.14 33.49 1.75 Post Folio
Quarto 7 8 16.74 19.14 1.14 Post Quarto
Octavo 4 7 9.57 16.74 1.75 Small Card
FOOLSCAP SERIES
Eight 40 64 95.68 153.09 1.6 Double Soleil
Four 32 40 76.54 95.68 1.25 Soleil
Double 20 32 47.84 76.54 1.6 Demy
Plano 16 20 38.27 47.84 1.25 Foolscap (Plano)
Folio 10 16 23.92 38.27 1.6 Foolscap Folio
Quarto 8 10 19.14 23.92 1.25 Foolscap Quarto
Octavo 5 8 11.96 19.14 1.6 Large Card
CROWN SERIES
Eight 48 72 114.82 172.22 1.5 Double Imperial
Four 36 48 86.11 114.82 1.33 Imperial
Double 24 36 57.41 86.11 1.5 Copydraught
Plano 18 24 43.06 57.41 1.33 Crown (Plano)
Folio 12 18 28.70 43.06 1.5 Crown Folio
Quarto 9 12 21.53 28.70 1.33 Crown Quarto
Octavo 6 9 14.35 21.53 1.5 Crown Octavo
ELEPHANT SERIES
Eight 56 80 133.95 191.36 1.43 Double Hartroyal
Four 40 56 95.68 133.95 1.4 Hartroyal
Double 28 40 66.98 95.68 1.43 Crossmarten
Plano 20 28 47.84 66.98 1.4 Elephant (Plano)
Folio 14 20 33.49 47.84 1.43 Elephant Folio
Quarto 10 14 23.92 33.49 1.4 Elephant Quarto
Octavo 7 10 16.74 23.92 1.43 Elephant Octavo


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