Duodecimo

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006945",
  "term": "Duodecimo",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A book size or format in which each sheet of paper is folded three times, resulting in twelve leaves or twenty-four pages per signature. This folding method produces a relatively small book, often abbreviated as 12mo. The duodecimo format was popular for pocket-sized editions, novels, and prayer books due to its portability and economical use of paper.",
  "synonyms": [
    "twelvemo",
    "12mo",
    "12º"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "twelvemo",
    "12mo"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Duodezim",
    "es": "duodécimo",
    "fr": "in-douze"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/duodecimo/"
}