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Paper sizes

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