quartini

English translation: quarto(es)

19:06 Jan 14, 2019

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Printing & Publishing / book binding

Italian term or phrase: quartini

I'm really struggling with terminology in general for a translation about book printing and binding, it's a bit out of my comfort zone! If anybody knows of any good glossaries or resources that may be helpful I'd be REALLY grateful!
In the meantime, I keep coming across "quartini" and can't work out what it means. E.g.: "Rilegatura giapponese - Tipologia di rilegatura realizzata con quartini incollati al contrario."
Any ideas?!

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English translation:quarto(es)

Explanation:
see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarto
Bookbinding - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookbinding

Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered ...... Folio, quarto, and so on may also refer to the size of the finished book, based on the size of sheet that an early paper maker could conveniently turn ...
‎Coptic binding · ‎Bookbinding · ‎Swell (bookbinding)

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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 06:27

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After further research, this seemed to be correct. Thanks everyone.
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5 +2

four-page signature, 2-up

Roberta Anderson

4 +2

quarto(es)

Shera Lyn Parpia

Summary of reference entries provided

Definition

philgoddard

Quartini

Daniela Cannarella

Quarto and quartos

texjax DDS PhD

Discussion entries: 2

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quarto(es)

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 51

Grading comment

After further research, this seemed to be correct. Thanks everyone.

14 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

four-page signature, 2-up

Explanation:
A "quartino" is a four-page signature, i.e. a printed sheet on which 4 pages (2 on each side) are printed in a way that, once folded and cut, they will appear in the right sequence
Also referred as "2-up" (because there are 2 pages on each side of the sheet)

An "ottavo" is an eight-page signature (or 4-up), and "sedicesimo" a 16-page signature (or 8-up)

https://www.designersinsights.com/designer-resources/understanding-and-working-with-print/
https://opensource.com/life/16/8/automating-pre-press-layouts-linux-commands

Roberta Anderson
Italy
Local time: 06:27
Specializes in field
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Italian
PRO pts in category: 51

Reference comments

15 mins

Reference: Definition

Reference information:
Pieghevole composto da 4 pagine. Si tratta del tipo di
depliant più diffuso e qualche volta può anche essere una
segnatura necessaria per raggiungere il numero di pagine richiesto.

This is from http://www.scribd.com/doc/23143087/Dizionario-tecnico-della-... which you may find useful.

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I think the answer may be "quarto gatherings" or "quarto quires", though neither gets many hits and I wonder whether there's a more common term.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Note to reference poster

Asker: Thanks Phil! I hadn't seen that and it is indeed useful. My jury's out on Quarto as a solution as well. I've been through Wikipedia and not found an answer.

1 hr

Reference: Quartini

Reference information:
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segnatura_(editoria)

Daniela Cannarella
Italy
Native speaker of:

Italian

8 hrs peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: Quarto and quartos

Reference information:
Just what is a quarto?
Quarto - A quarto is a book in which eight pages are printed on a single sheet which is folded twice to form four leaves. The average quarto contains about one hundred pages, and is about 6 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches in size.

Folio - A folio is a book in which each sheet is folded over only once through the middle, forming two leaves (or four pages). The First Folio has 454 leaves, approximately 8 1/2 x 13 3/8 inches in size.

Apocrypha - The term apocrypha is given to the collection of twelve plays that some scholars believe to be Shakespeare's, but are not officially part of the current canon of works because no real proof of authenticity has ever been brought forth. Here are the names of the twelve apocryphal plays: Locrine, The London Prodigal, The Puritan, Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Sir John Oldcastle, Arden of Feversham, A Yorkshire Tragedy, The Birth of Merlin, Edward III, Fair Em, Mucedorus, and The Merry Devil of Edmonton.

Example sentence(s):

Before the publication of the First Folio in 1623, nineteen of the thirty-seven plays in Shakespeare's canon had appeared in quarto format. With the exception of Othello (1622), all of the quartos were published prior to the date of S.'s retirement

Reference: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/shakespeareinpri...

texjax DDS PhD
Native speaker of:

Italian

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