A sheet of paper about 9 x 6 inches. The size (and thus the term) results when a full sheet of about 18 x 24 inches is folded in eighths. This size is often used for botanical and scientific prints. Abbreviated 8vo.

A sheet or booklet for a shorter choral work. Contains all vocal parts, usually piano accompaniment (even if the accompaniment is for rehearsal purposes only). The term Octavo (8vo) refers to a standard paper sheet-size folded in eight, to produce a small book. But you already knew that.

Describes the format of a book. The most common size of book since the 17th century, based on a sheet folded three times, producing 8 leaves or 16 pages. Often shortened to "8vo".

The page size (from 5 x 8 inches to 6 x 9 1/2 inches) of a book composed of printer's sheets folded into eight leaves, originally printed on one side of each sheet. Octavo or 8vo is the most common size for hardcover books today. Compare other Book Sizes

the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves

Or 8vo. The standard size or your common hardback book, around 6 to 9 inches or so.

A piece of paper folded in half three times, i.e., half as large as a quarto. Usually 5 x 8 inches. Abbreviated 8 to.

Term refers to the shape of the envelope. This crossback, invitation envelope is stocked in three specific sizes (small, medium and large).

Description of the size of a book: about 9.75 inches high (8mo).

a book that is approximately 8 to 10 inches tall.

usually written simply 8vo: the most common of the traditional book formats - a book made up from printed sheets folded three times, giving eight leaves (sixteen pages). Also used in a general way to indicate a book of between about 7 inches (18cm) and 10 inches (25cm) in height.

In printed books, a standard piece of paper (a foolscap, 17" by 13.5," but sizes varied), folded in eighths. The term also describes a volume made up of octavo sheets. Thus, an octavo volume has eight leaves (sixteen pages front-and-back) per gathering. Sometimes, the term applies to books of a certain size regardless of the number of pages per gathering.

Book size when the printed sheets are folded three times, giving an eight-leaf quire and pages one-eighth the size of the sheet.

An octavo book is bound from sheets of paper folded in half three times. A map from such a book is sometimes said to be octavo-sized. Typically the vertical paper dimension of such a map is about 8 to 9 inches (20 to 23 cm.). Abbreviated 8vo.

Refers to the size of the leaves. An eighth of a standard sheet of paper, or 8vo.

The book format made up of sheets folded three times to produce eight leaves per sheet.

Abbreviated as 8vo. The eighth part of the traditional broadside sheet. Used to describe book sizes, e.g. Demy Octavo.

Refers to the smallest size of newspapers and the usual size of magazines, about 6" x 9", abbreviated 8vo . It was the usual size of the earliest newsbooks and their forerunners of the 1500's and 1600's, and the format persisted for many years in several notable later publications.

A book of about five inches wide and eight inches tall to about six by nine inches. Octavo is the most common size for current hardcover books. To make octavo books, each sheet of paper is folded to make eight leaves (16 pages).

A sheet of paper of any traditional size, folded three times to make a section of eight leaves.

The most common book size since the the early 17th century. A standard printing sheet with 3 right angle folds. Will result in 8 pages

In the fictional Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, the Octavo is the Creator's own grimoire and thus the most powerful book of magic on the Discworld. Despite its importance, its appearance is rather plain; it is a large, yet unimpressive book bound by brown leather, with an illustration of Bel-Shamharoth on the cover.

Octavo (usually abbreviated 8vo, 8°, 8o, or Oct.) is a book size resulting from the use of standard size sheets of paper folded three times to make eight leaves. Each leaf is usually printed on each side, so this creates a signature of 16 printed (or intentionally blank) pages in total. It was introduced by Aldus Manutius of Venice, when he produced Virgil's Opera in the octavo format, in 1501, in order to facilitate portable reading for men of leisure.