Leporello

Quick meaning: Leporello is a noun meaning (uncountable, printing) A style of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back; concertina fold.

Meaning

(uncountable, printing) A style of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back; concertina fold.

More Meanings

1. (countable, printing) Any printed material (book, leaflet etc.) having such folds; a concertina.

Example Sentences

Because of the accordion fold and leporello binding the book can be stretched out to its full length, showing a rich color field in transition.

Paper artworks belong in an analagous category, not unrelated to the works of book art. Designer Michael Marschall presents colorfully printed, folded and punched cards and leporellos – prototypes from the field of graphic design.

These charming leporellos are once more available from Australian lBBY. The first batch sold out very quickly. ¶ The leporellos, consisting of ten frames each, with each frame having been designed by some of the world's most famous children's illustrators, may be used as […]

Mostly these—anonymously manufactured—portfolios were conceived as leporellos with a panoramic view of 360° in twelve images on the front and twelve singular images showing individual edifices on the back. Today, these leporellos often mark the earliest records of the existence of these cities.

Word Forms

• leporellos

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include folio, foldout, fold, gatefold, fold-out, throwout.

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