Old English
Paper Sizes

The following table lists old English paper and board sizes as used in the printing trades in Britain. With the advent of metrication, many of these have fallen into disuse but are provided here as a reference source for those who may need to identify a particular reference chanced upon elsewhere.
Measure Size (inches) Measure Size (inches)
Writing and Printing Papers Printers' Cards & Blanks (Cont.)
Foolscap  13―  x  17     Large      3  x  4―
Foolscap, Double 17  x  27 Court  3―  x  4―
Foolscap, Oblong Double  13―  x  34     Double Small  35/8  x  4ū
Foolscap, Quad 27  x  34 Large Court  4  x  5 
Pinched Post  14―  x  18― Duke (or official)  3―  x  5―
Post  15ž  x  19     Extra Large  41/8  x  57/8
Post, Double      19  x  30― Intimation  35/8  x  6    
Large Post  16―  x  21     Double Large  4―  x  6    
Large Post, double 21  x  33 Cabinet  4―  x  6―
Demy   17―  x  22―  Post 8vo  4―  x  7    
Demy, Double   22―  x  35      Double Official  5―  x  7    
Demy, Quad 35  x  45 Quad Small  4ū  x  7ž
Medium 18  x  23 Large Post 8vo 5  x  8
Medium, Double 23  x  36 Quad Large 6  x  9
Royal 20  x  25 Royal 8vo  61/8  x  97/8
Royal, Double 25  x  40 Royal 4to  97/8  x 123/8
Crown, Double 20  x  30 Boards
Crown, Quad 30  x  40 Index Boards
Imperial 22  x  30 Index Royal 20―  x  25―
Imperial, Double 30  x  44 Index Royal and a Half 25―  x  30―
Printers' Cards & Blanks Pulp Boards
Thirds 1―  x  3    Pulp Royal 20―  x  25    
Extra Thirds 1ū  x  3    Postal  22―  x  28―
Town 2  x  3 Imperial 22―  x  30    
Duchess     3  x  57/8 Paste, Duplex, Triplex and Ivory Boards
Rex 3ž  x  5    Paste Royal 20―  x  25    
Reduced Small  21/8  x  3― Postal  22―  x  28―
Diamond  3―  x  5ž Paste Imperial 22―  x  30    
Baronet  3―  x  5ū Cover Papers
Small  23/8  x  35/8 Cover Medium  18―  x  23―
Imperial Card  3ū  x  5ū Cover Royal  20―  x  25―
Extra Small  2―  x  1/8 Cover Double Crown  20―  x  30―

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