quarto

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Or the notion that McCartney might very well have gleaned the phrase "let it be" from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" — but mercifully, not from the bad quarto, it turns out.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2021

Most editors of “Hamlet,” for instance, silently translate “porpentine” to “porcupine” without incurring outrage, though whether the porcupine is “fretful” or “fearful” depends on whether you follow the folio or the second quarto.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 6, 2015

And in Henry VI, Part Two, the Folio version has the King enter "on the Tarras", a somewhat redundant elaboration on the King's entrance in the quarto.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2013

In a library full of old and obscure texts, the 234-page quarto was older and more obscure than most.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2012

The bands are also stretched upon the sewing frame; for folio, at least six are used, and for quarto not less than four.

From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul