Literary notes about folio (AI summary)
In literature, the term folio carries a multifaceted role that blends physical form with editorial prestige. It often designates a particular edition or binding style, as seen in distinguished editions of works by Shakespeare and Jonson [1, 2, 3], and underscores the stature of a text by implying a rare or authoritative presentation. At times, folio also marks precise sections or pages, serving as a reference point in scholarly discussions or illustrated compositions—whether indicating a detailed chart [4, 5, 6] or a woodcut plate [7, 8]. Beyond its purely technical use, folio can evoke a sense of historical legacy and refined production, evident in mentions of finely printed and preserved volumes [9, 10] or even in metaphorical contexts that highlight the enduring impact of literature [11, 12, 13, 14].
- Copies of this original edition were, in 1640-1, bound into the second volume of the First Folio of Jonson’s collected works.
— from The Devil is an Ass by Ben Jonson - I do not care for a First Folio of Shakspeare.
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb - The first printed Othello is the first Quarto (Q1), 1622; the second is the first Folio (F1), 1623.
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. Bradley - (folio 38b) is the chart of the island of Panilonghon (Panisonghon; q.v. , p. 202).
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 by Antonio Pigafetta - p. 246); in MS. 5,650, on folio 66b, preceded by the words: “Chart of the islands of Meau, etc.”
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 by Antonio Pigafetta - (folio 50a) is found the chart of Ciboco, Biraban Batolach, Sarangani, and Candigar ( q.v. , p. 238).
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 by Antonio Pigafetta - Bat., ” 1634 ” F. Kingston, London, ” 1638 ” E. Griffin, ” Folio.
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon - 116. --Interior of a Kitchen.--Fac-simile from a Woodcut in the "Calendarium Romanum" of J. Staéffler, folio, Tubingen, 1518.
— from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob - Lamb's copy of Ben Jonson was dated 1692, folio.
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb - It was a folio well printed on fine paper, choicely bound, and in perfect preservation.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - according to the Folio, ' Enter Lear in a chair carried by Servants. '
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. Bradley - [180] 'Our last and least' (according to the Folio reading).
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. Bradley - [151] The direction 'Storm and tempest' at the end of this speech is not modern, it is in the Folio.
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. Bradley - (6) The fact that the Folio omits the lines is, of course, nothing against them.
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. Bradley