The traditional British names for the various sizes of paper sheets were:
Inches | Centimetres | |
Foolscap | 17 x 13¾ | 43 x 34.5 |
Double foolscap | 27 x 17 | 68.5 x 43 |
Quad foolscap | 34 x 27 | 86.5 x 69 |
Crown | 20 x 15 | 51 x 38 |
Double crown | 30 x 20 | 76 x 51 |
Quad crown | 40 x 30 | 102 x 76 |
Double quad crown | 60 x 40 | 152.5 x 102 |
Post | 19¼ x 15½ | 49 x 39.5 |
Double post | 31½ x 19½ | 80 x 49.5 |
Double large post | 33 x 21 | 84 x 53 |
Demy | 22½ x 17½ | 57 x 44.5 |
Double demy | 35 x 22½ | 89 x 57 |
Quad demy | 45 x 35 | 114 x 89 |
Music demy | 20 x 15½ | 51 x 39.5 |
Medium | 23 x 18 | 58.5 x 46 |
Royal | 25 x 20 | 63.5 x 51 |
Super Royal | 27½ x 20½ | 70 x 52 |
Elephant | 28 x 23 | 71 x 58.5 |
Imperial | 30 x 22 | 76 x 56 |