Crown
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006899
A standard size of printing paper, measuring 15 by 20 inches in the United Kingdom and its former territories. This traditional paper dimension, along with others like Demy and Royal, dictates the final trim sizes of books and other printed matter. A book printed on Crown sheets and folded into eight leaves per sheet results in a Crown Octavo format.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006899 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial printing |
| Translations | German: Crown; Spanish: corona; French: Couronne |
Record as JSON
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"subject": "Industrial printing",
"translations": {
"de": "Crown",
"es": "corona",
"fr": "Couronne"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/crown/"
}
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