Leaf

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English

noun

Definition

"One of the units resulting from folding a sheet of paper, vellum, etc., into a section (signature). A leaf consists of two pages, one on each side, either or both of which may be blank, or may bear printing, writing, or illustrative matter." <ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Matt T. and Don Etherington. "Leaf". Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books, A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Conservation Online, 1994. Web. 2 September 2014.</ref>

For the finishing tool that looks like leaves, see leaves.

folio

Translations

• {{Concept translation|language=zh|label=单张纸]]<ref name="Goethe"> Glossary on paper restoration. Goethe-Institut Hongkong, 2013. Web.</ref>, 金属箔<ref name="Goethe" />

• Dutch: [[blad|source=Kneep}}

• French: feuille<ref name="CBBAG"> Smith, Shelagh and Hélène Francoeur. Translation of Book Arts Terms, from English to French. Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, n.d. Web. 2 September 2014.</ref>, [[feuillet|source=Kneep}}<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique"> Muzerelle, Denis. Vocabulaire codicologique: répertoire méthodique des termes français relatifs aux manuscrits, avec leurs équivalents en anglais, italien, espagnol. n.p, n.d. Web. 2 September 2014</ref>, folio1

• German: Blatt<ref name="Goethe" />2

• Italian: carta1,

• Korean: 정지엽<ref name="Goethe" />, 금박<ref name="Goethe" />, 대용금 속박<ref name="Goethe" />

• Spanish: folio1, hoja1

• Swedish: Blad, Folie