Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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oblong

A book of a width greater than its height. This can result from folding a sheet of paper across the long way, i.e., halving the short side, or by putting together a THIRTY-SIXMO gathering. Also called "cabinet size" or "landscape." (12 )




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