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Recent Examples of quarto
Packaged as popular entertainment, quartos weren’t meant to last.
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
The others, often differing in numerous details, first appeared in the 1590s and early 1600s as cheap pamphlets called quartos.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
The chapter on beef, pork and lamb dishes focuses on affordable cuts of meat and includes a little history lesson about the quinto quarto.
—oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023
The Bard’s 1609 quarto of poetry defined a new genre—Shakespearean sonnets—that continues to inspire poets today.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2020
A couple of these men, John Heminges and Henry Condell, come up with the wild idea to publish all of Shakespeare’s scripts in a handsome bound folio rather than the cheap unauthorized quartos then available.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 25 July 2017
In the twelve untitled poems that ran on quarto-size pages, scattered with varied-length ellipses, his long lines expand and contract between the margins like the steady crash of waves.
—Jeffrey Yang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2017
Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
The others, often differing in numerous details, first appeared in the 1590s and early 1600s as cheap pamphlets called quartos.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
The chapter on beef, pork and lamb dishes focuses on affordable cuts of meat and includes a little history lesson about the quinto quarto.
—oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023
The Bard’s 1609 quarto of poetry defined a new genre—Shakespearean sonnets—that continues to inspire poets today.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2020
A couple of these men, John Heminges and Henry Condell, come up with the wild idea to publish all of Shakespeare’s scripts in a handsome bound folio rather than the cheap unauthorized quartos then available.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 25 July 2017
In the twelve untitled poems that ran on quarto-size pages, scattered with varied-length ellipses, his long lines expand and contract between the margins like the steady crash of waves.
—Jeffrey Yang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarto
Noun
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Accessory makers usually indicate what iPad a case, folio, or keyboard cover is designed to work with.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Resist the urge to get a facial, play the slots, book a tour or other things that aren’t prepaid, and take delight in a folio delivered to your app or cabin that has few, if any extra charges.—
David Dickstein,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Experiment, paperbound, 2014).—
Jessica Wapner,
Scientific American,
16 Nov. 2020
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As the first nodes of the internet were being wired together, the Catalog became a paperbound search engine.—
Fred Turner,
Harper's magazine,
10 Jan. 2019
Noun
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The publishing industry reported a revenue increase of 7% for hardback books last year compared to 2023, and more than 4% for paperbacks, along with an approximately 3% increase for e-books.—
Dean Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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While Another Roadside Attraction failed to garner much attention when it was first published in hardback, the paperback edition steadily became a word-of-mouth hit, especially on college campuses.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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They are printed in a slightly larger paperback format to show off the art and make the stories easier to read.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Data from Bowker Books in Print showed a collapse of new adult nonfiction paperback titles by 42% from 2019 to 2024, to just under 40,000.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Quarto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarto. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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