1、BRITISH STANDARD BS1413:1989 Specification for Page sizes for books UDC655.531.2BS1413:1989 This BritishStandard, having been prepared under the directionof the Paper and PrintingStandards Policy Committee, was published under the authority of the Board of BSI and comes into effect on 30November1989
2、 BSI12-1999 First published October1947 First revision December1966 Second revision November1970 Third revision The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference PAM/21 Draft for comment87/42944DC ISBN 0 580 17580 4 Committees responsible for this BritishStandard
3、The preparation of this BritishStandard was entrusted by the Paper and Printing Standards Policy Committee (PAM/-) to Technical Committee PAM/21, upon which the following bodies were represented: ASLIB Bodleian Library Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland British Federation of Printi
4、ng Machinery and Supplies Ltd. British Paper and Board Industry Federation (PIF) British Printing Industries Federation Chartered Society of Designers Her Majestys Stationery Office Library Association Publishers Association Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date of issue CommentsBS1413:1
5、989 BSI 12-1999 i Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword ii 1 Scope 1 2 Definitions 1 3 Page sizes for case-bound books 1 4 Trim allowance 1 5 Page sizes for paperback books 1 Appendix A Quarto derivatives of the page sizes given in Table 1 2 Table 1 Page sizes for case-bou
6、nd books 1 Table 2 Quarto derivatives of the page sizes given in Table 1 2 Publication referred to Inside back coverBS1413:1989 ii BSI 12-1999 Foreword This BritishStandard has been prepared under the direction of the Paper and Printing Standards Policy Committee. BS1413 was first published in1947,
7、revised in1966 and further revised in1970 to specify metric dimensions and reduce the number of sizes from eight to five. The present edition supersedes BS1413:1970, which is withdrawn. It aligns the quad sizes in Table 1 and Table 2 with those specified in BS4000 and specifies page sizes for three
8、of the common sizes of paperbacks. For the purposes of this BritishStandard, a paperback is a book which is printed separately from a case-bound edition, in a large print number. There are technical factors which limit the sizes that are manufactured. It has been considered desirable to include thre
9、e common sizes for paperbacks, but because there is a variety of economic methods available for printing and binding of paperbacks, slight variations from these sizes may be found. Further, since for specialized purposes it is sometimes appropriate to issue paperbacks in other sizes, it is suggested
10、 that the sizes given in Table 1 for case-bound books should be utilized. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer
11、immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pagesi andii, pages1 and2, an inside back cover and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in th
12、e amendment table on the inside front cover.BS1413:1989 BSI 12-1999 1 1 Scope This BritishStandard specifies a series of trimmed and untrimmed page sizes for case-bound books and three common page sizes for paperbacks. It applies to books of portrait shape only. NOTEThe title of the publication refe
13、rred to in this standard is given on the inside back cover. 2 Definitions For the purposes of this BritishStandard, the following definitions apply. 2.1 untrimmed page size the size of a sheet after folding to page size and before trimming 2.2 trimmed page size the size of a sheet after folding to p
14、age size and after trimming3mm from three edges of the page (head,tail and fore-edge) NOTEFor books other than paperbacks covered by clause5, which are bound by an unsewn method, allowance should be made for spine “trim”, which reduces the width of the page by approximately3mm. 3 Page sizes for case
15、-bound books The trimmed and untrimmed page sizes shall be as given in Table 1. NOTEThis table also gives the quad paper sizes from which the untrimmed sizes are usually obtained. Table 1 Page sizes for case-bound books 4 Trim allowance The nominal trim shall be3mm. NOTE 1This figure is subject to s
16、light variations, which may be caused by the following: a) maximum accepted tolerances in the size of the paper; b) tolerances which may be necessary, for other reasons, for the printing or binding processes; c) the practical limitations of guillotines. NOTE 2It is possible that the normal trim of3m
17、m on three edges will be insufficient on some quarto, and larger, books. NOTE 3It is not considered practicable to specify in this BritishStandard tolerances for books which require non-standard methods of manufacture, such as “bled” work, books produced on web-fed printing machines, or special mult
18、icolour work. 5 Page sizes for paperback books The trimmed page size for paperback books shall be178mm 111mm or181mm 111mm from the “A” series, or198mm 129mm from the “B” series. NOTE 1The “A” and “B” series of paperback book sizes have no relationship to the ISO-A and ISO-B series of trimmed sizes
19、and should not be interpreted as belonging to the ISO series of sizes. NOTE 2For other page sizes, it is recommended that the trimmed sizes given in Table 1 for case-bound books should be utilized. Designation Trimmed sizes Untrimmed sizes Quad paper sizes (1) Metric crown octavo mm 186 123 mm 192 1
20、26 mm 770 1010 (2) Metric large crown octavo 198 129 204 132 820 1060 (3) Metric demy octavo 216 138 222 141 890 1130 (4) Metric royal octavo 234 156 240 159 960 1270 (5) ISO A5 210 148 215 152.5 RAO 860 1220 NOTE 1The A5 size is not derived from a normal bookbinders trim of3mm on three edges (as ar
21、e the measurements for the other sizes) and is therefore shown here as a size which should be used in conformity with agreed International Standards, even though the trimmed size may be difficult to maintain in practice. NOTE 2Quarto derivatives of the page sizes given in this table are shown in App
22、endix A.BS1413:1989 2 BSI 12-1999 Appendix A Quarto derivatives of the page sizes given in Table 1 Quarto derivatives of the page sizes given in Table 1 are listed in Table 2. Table 2 Quarto derivatives of the page sizes given in Table 1 Reference in Table 1 Trimmed sizes Untrimmed sizes Quad paper
23、sizes (1) mm 246 189 mm 252 192 mm 770 1010 (2) 258 201 264 204 820 1060 (3) 276 219 282 222 890 1130 (4) 312 237 318 240 960 1270 (5) A4 297 210 305 215 RAO 860 1220BS1413:1989 BSI 12-1999 Publication referred to BS4000, Specification for sizes of paper and board 1) . 1) Referred to in the foreword
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