Nortish scrivenry

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