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Octavo, a Latin word meaning "in eighth" or "for the eighth time", (abbreviated 8vo, 8º, or In-8) is a technical term describing the format of a book,

Look up octavo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Octavo is a technical term describing the format of a book. Octavo may also refer to: pseudonym of

modern books, ranging from folio (the largest), to quarto (smaller) and octavo (still smaller). Historically, these terms referred to the format of the

folded. Thus a full sheet of "royal" paper was 25 × 20 inches, and "royal octavo" was this size folded three times, so as to make eight sheets, and was thus

The Blue Octavo Notebooks (German: Acht blaue Oktavhefte), sometimes referred to as The Eight Octavo Notebooks, is a series of eight notebooks written

fold. Generally, quartos have more squarish proportions than folios or octavos. There are variations in how quartos were produced. For example, bibliographers

The Unseen University (UU) is a school of wizardry in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels. Located in the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork

"Octavo Día" (English: Eighth Day) is a song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. The song was released as a promotional single

of italics. The press was the first to issue printed books in the small octavo size, similar to that of a modern paperback, and intended for portability

modern books.[citation needed] Other common book formats are quarto and octavo, which are both also printing formats, involving two and three folds in