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FORMAT LIVRE [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pocket book
1, record 1, English, pocket%20book
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small, usually paperback book that can be carried in a pocket. 1, record 1, English, - pocket%20book
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- livre de poche
1, record 1, French, livre%20de%20poche
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Livre broché, de petit format et à prix modique. 1, record 1, French, - livre%20de%20poche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En outre, l'appellation «Livre de Poche»(P majuscule) désigne une collection de livres de petit format dont la Librairie Générale Française est propriétaire. 1, record 1, French, - livre%20de%20poche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Edición y venta de libros
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- libro de bolsillo
1, record 1, Spanish, libro%20de%20bolsillo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] sí hay algunas características definitorias del libro de bolsillo y las más sobresalientes son su reducido tamaño [...], su precio económico y su voluntad nómada. A éstas se añaden otras, como la ligereza de su encuadernación --generalmente con tapa de materiales blandos--, el encolado, la escasez de lujos en su edición, su presencia en puntos de venta alos que no suelen llegar otro tipo de ediciones, o la comodidad de transporte [...] Es, además, un libro multitemático, en el que tienen cabida tanto grandes clásicos de la literatura universal como títulos contemporáneos, con tiradas mediassuperiores a las de la edición tradicional de cara a su distribución masiva; y, finalmente, es un formato que permite alargar la vida del libro, al admitir segundas explotaciones de un título. 1, record 1, Spanish, - libro%20de%20bolsillo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Layout (Graphic Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dummy
1, record 2, English, dummy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mock-up 1, record 2, English, mock%2Dup
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A set of blank pages made up in advance to show the size, shape, form, material and general style and plan of a contemplated piece of printing, such as a hard- or solit-bound book, booklet, or other similar item. 1, record 2, English, - dummy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maquette et mise en page
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maquette-papier
1, record 2, French, maquette%2Dpapier
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'on veut juger du volume d’une publication(revue, plaquette ou livre), on confectionne, avec le papier du tirage, une maquette comportant le nombre de feuilles envisagé, lesquelles sont pliées, assemblées, cousues et façonnées au format prévu. C'est la maquette-papier. 1, record 2, French, - maquette%2Dpapier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Maqueta y compaginación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- maqueta
1, record 2, Spanish, maqueta
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-04-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Document Classification (Library Science)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- physical form 1, record 3, English, physical%20form
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- présentation matérielle
1, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9sentation%20mat%C3%A9rielle
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En parlant d’un livre, d’une collection; ce terme se réfère au format, à la dimension, etc. 1, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9sentation%20mat%C3%A9rielle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-03-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- front cover
1, record 4, English, front%20cover
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The outside front cover of a book. 1, record 4, English, - front%20cover
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plat recto
1, record 4, French, plat%20recto
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Côté de dessus de la couverture d’un livre relié. C'est la pièce de carton ajustée au format. 1, record 4, French, - plat%20recto
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elaboración, plegadura y encuadernación (Imprenta)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- portada
1, record 4, Spanish, portada
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-12-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Reprography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- book copying
1, record 5, English, book%20copying
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- book-copy mode 2, record 5, English, book%2Dcopy%20mode
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A mode which] copies two pages of a book, electronically splits them and then prints two pages at full size. 2, record 5, English, - book%20copying
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A feature offered on some copier models. 3, record 5, English, - book%20copying
Record 5, Key term(s)
- book copy mode
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Reprographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- copie de livres
1, record 5, French, copie%20de%20livres
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- mode de copie de livres 2, record 5, French, mode%20de%20copie%20de%20livres
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode qui permet de copier deux pages d’un livre, de les diviser électroniquement et de les imprimer ensuite deux pages à plein format. 2, record 5, French, - copie%20de%20livres
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fonction offerte sur certains modèles de copieurs. 3, record 5, French, - copie%20de%20livres
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-08-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- book size
1, record 6, English, book%20size
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The dimensions of a book (in height and width). 2, record 6, English, - book%20size
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally the common book trade designation of sizes was based on the size of a sheet of paper. When folded once to make two leaves (four pages), it was a folio; when folded twice to make four leaves (eight pages), it was a quarto; when folded to eight leaves (sixteen pages), an octavo; when folded to sixteen leaves (thirty-two pages), a sixteenmo, etc. However, today book sizes almost invariably refer to a measurement, in centimeters, of the height of the binding, not the size of the leaf. 2, record 6, English, - book%20size
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- format de livre
1, record 6, French, format%20de%20livre
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- format d’un livre 2, record 6, French, format%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20livre
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indication numérique(format 24 X 32) ou conventionnelle(format in-quarto raisin) des dimensions(largeur et hauteur) des pages d’un livre. 2, record 6, French, - format%20de%20livre
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le format d’un livre est déterminé par le nombre de feuillets que comporte la feuille d’impression après pliure; l'in-quarto(quart de la feuille du format de base) comporte 4 pages par côté donnant 4 feuillets ou 8 pages une fois pliée; si la feuille d’impression est en raisin(50 x 65 cm), l'in-quarto raisin devient(non rogné) : 25 x 32, 5 cm. 2, record 6, French, - format%20de%20livre
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-03-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- quarto
1, record 7, English, quarto
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A volume having 4 leaves or 8 pages. 1, record 7, English, - quarto
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- in-quarto
1, record 7, French, in%2Dquarto
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Volume ou tout format de livre composé de feuillets in-quarto. 1, record 7, French, - in%2Dquarto
Record 7, Key term(s)
- in quarto
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-11-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- folding
1, record 8, English, folding
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The operation by which flat printed sheets are folded to book size. 2, record 8, English, - folding
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The number of pages in the folded sheet is always a multiple of four (i.e. two leaves). Folded sheets are usually of 8,16 or 32 pages. The flat printed sheet may contain as many as 128 pages but folding machines convert such sheets into either eight individual 16-page folded sections or four sections each of 32 pages. 2, record 8, English, - folding
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- pliage
1, record 8, French, pliage
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- pliure 1, record 8, French, pliure
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manière de plier une feuille d’impression pour la ramener par des réductions successives au format de l’ouvrage; la feuille est pliée en autant de parties égales qu’il y a de pages par côté. 1, record 8, French, - pliage
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La désignation du format d’un livre correspond au mode de pliage. 1, record 8, French, - pliage
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1988-06-08
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- double elephant size
1, record 9, English, double%20elephant%20size
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Double elephant: A British standard size for writing and printing papers. 2, record 9, English, - double%20elephant%20size
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Double elephant: 68.5 X 101.5 cm. 2, record 9, English, - double%20elephant%20size
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- format «double elephant»
1, record 9, French, format%20%C2%ABdouble%20elephant%C2%BB
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On dirait, par exemple, que tel livre de très grand format serait imprimé sur «double elephant». 1, record 9, French, - format%20%C2%ABdouble%20elephant%C2%BB
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1987-12-21
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- coffee table book
1, record 10, English, coffee%20table%20book
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- coffee table edition 2, record 10, English, coffee%20table%20edition
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an oversized, expensive, and richly illustrated book usually dealing with a specialized subject and designed for display on a coffee table or like. (Barnhart Dict. of New Words Since 1963) 3, record 10, English, - coffee%20table%20book
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 DEF
on a specific subject, with lush illustrations usually placed in view 3, record 10, English, - coffee%20table%20book
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A large, lavishly produced book with many illustrations and, often, an inferior text, esp. one for ostentatious display as on a coffee table. 1, record 10, English, - coffee%20table%20book
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
- Édition et librairie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- beau livre grand format 1, record 10, French, beau%20livre%20grand%20format
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- livre cadeau 2, record 10, French, livre%20cadeau
proposal, masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette manifestation devrait aider les professionnels (...) de l’édition d’art à sortir du ghetto du livre-cadeau. 2, record 10, French, - beau%20livre%20grand%20format
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1987-04-24
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- blank apron
1, record 11, English, blank%20apron
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- tablier non imprimé
1, record 11, French, tablier%20non%20imprim%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La partie du feuillet qui coïncide avec le format du livre reste vierge; c'est sa partie extérieure dépliée qui est imprimée. 1, record 11, French, - tablier%20non%20imprim%C3%A9
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1987-01-20
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Reprography
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- paper feeder
1, record 12, English, paper%20feeder
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
That portion of the photocopying machine which transfers sheets of paper into place for photocopying. Includes the paper feed control and the paper feed platform. 2, record 12, English, - paper%20feeder
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Reprographie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- dispositif d’alimentation
1, record 12, French, dispositif%20d%26rsquo%3Balimentation
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dispositif d’alimentation des documents : Accepte les originaux de format état à format grand livre.(Source : brochure de publicité pour les photocopieuses Canon NP-400). 1, record 12, French, - dispositif%20d%26rsquo%3Balimentation
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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