Hankei (English) (1) book size (2) format

Japanese: 判型 - はんけい（英語表記）（1）book size （2）format

(1) Book size. In Japan, there have been historical changes in the size of paper, as follows: (1) The size of Japanese-bound books using washi paper, such as Minoban and Hanshiban, which use Minoshi and Hanshi paper. (2) The size of Western-bound books using Western paper from the early Meiji period, such as Kikuban and Shirokuban. (3) The size determined by the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) and used to this day. Standard size. There are two systems, A and B, each ranging from size 0 to size 12. For example, they are called A4 size and B5 size (A4 size is the size of A size 0 folded in half four times, and B5 size is the size of B size 0 folded in half five times). Non-standard sizes include A size 20 pieces and B size 40 pieces (shinsho size). (2) A general term used in the West to indicate the number of times a full sheet of paper is folded. For example, there are folios, which are made by folding a full sheet of paper once to make four pages, and quatos, which are made by folding a full sheet twice. These are used when detailed bibliographic descriptions are required, such as for rare books. [References] (1) Kikuban | Shirokuban | Shinshoban

Source: Dictionary of Library and Information Science, 4th Edition Dictionary of Library and Information Science, 5th Edition About Information

Japanese:

（1）図書の大きさ．用紙の大きさに関係し，日本では次のような歴史的変遷がある．〈1〉和紙を用いた和装本の大きさで，美濃紙や半紙を用いた美濃判，半紙判．〈2〉明治初期からの洋紙を用いた洋装本の大きさで，菊判，四六判など．〈3〉日本工業規格（JIS）に定められ，現在に及んでいるもの．規格判．A列とB列の2系統あり，各0号から12号からなる大きさ．例えばA4判，B5判などと呼ばれている（A4判はA列0号を4回二つ折りした大きさ，B5判はB列0号を5回二つ折りした大きさのこと）．また，規格外のものとしてA判20取，B判40取（新書判）などがある．（2）西洋で，全紙を折り畳んだ回数で示す言葉の総称．例えば，全紙を1回折って4ページにした二つ折り判（フォリオ判，folio），2回折った四つ折り判（クォート判，quato）などがある．希書の記述のように詳細な書誌記述を行う場合に用いる．[参照項目] （1）菊判 | 四六判（しろくばん） | 新書判

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