quartos

Meanings

• noun

  A term used in the publishing industry to refer to a book format, specifically a book that is larger than a folio but smaller than an octavo, with pages printed two up on each side and then folded and sewn together. In the context of Shakespearean plays, a quarto is an early printed edition of a play, often containing errors and inconsistencies.

  - "The first quarto of Hamlet was published in 1603."
  - "The quartos of Shakespeare's plays are valuable collectors' items."

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Synonyms

Q , 4to , 4º

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Variants

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quarto , quartos

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'quartus,' meaning 'fourth,' due to the size of the pages being one fourth the size of a folio.

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Trivia

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1. The first quarto of Romeo and Juliet was published in 1597, just two years after the play was first performed.

2. Many scholars believe that the errors and inconsistencies in the quartos of Shakespeare's plays were due to the hasty production process and the lack of proofreading, rather than the playwright's carelessness.

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Related Concepts

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1. Folio: A larger book format, with pages printed one up on each side and then folded and sewn together. Quartos and folios were the primary forms of printed books in early modern Europe.

2. Octavo: A smaller book format, with pages printed two up on each side and then folded and sewn together three times. Octavos were often used for poetry collections and other shorter works.

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Culture

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Quartos were an important part of the early modern English literary scene, as they were the primary means by which plays were disseminated and preserved. Many of the surviving quartos of Shakespeare's plays contain valuable annotations and performance notes that shed light on the playwright's creative process and the theatrical practices of the time.

How to Memorize "quartos"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a book with pages that are one fourth the size of a folio, printed two up on each side.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'quartos' with the number 'fourth' and the idea of a smaller book format.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Quarts Are Smaller Than Folios' to remember the meaning of the term.

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