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Quarto

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A book format made by folding a printed sheet twice. Each sheet produces four leaves, or eight pages.

Detailed Definition
A quarto is created when a printed sheet is folded twice, yielding four leaves and eight pages. The format has been important in the history of literary printing because it is more economical than folio while still allowing a comfortably sized page. Many early poems, plays, and literary pamphlets appeared in quarto editions. For poetry publishers, a quarto can offer a balanced page proportion for lines, stanzas, notes, and modest illustrations.
Example
Example in poetry:
A quarto is made by folding a printing sheet twice, producing four leaves or eight pages; Shakespeare’s individual plays were famously printed in quarto editions, preserving many passages of verse; A poet’s quarto pamphlet can be sewn from folded sheets rather than made from loose printer paper; In a quarto poetry book, the page size often supports a compact lyric while remaining larger than a pocket book
Additional Notes
A quarto is made when a sheet is folded twice, creating four leaves. Its practical, medium-sized format has been widely used for poetry pamphlets, plays, and early printed books.
Also Known As
4to In-Quarto Quarto Format
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