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Meaning of octavo

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

octavo

noun

Definitions

  1. A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches (= 17.78 to 25.4 cm) high and 4.5 to 6 inches (= 11.43 to 15.24 cm) wide, the size varying with the large original sheet used to create it. It is made by folding the original sheet three times to produce eight leaves.

  2. A book of octavo pages.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/octavo

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