fol.
Writing & Everyday abbreviation · Citation and Bibliography
| Stands for | Folio |
|---|---|
| Categories | Writing & Everyday |
fol. stands for Folio, a citation and bibliography abbreviation.
Designates a leaf of a manuscript or early printed book, numbered on one side only, in citations of manuscripts and archives. Each folio has a front (recto) and a back (verso).
Example: The marginal note appears on fol. 23v of the manuscript, written in a later hand.
Usage notes
Citations add r or v to indicate recto or verso, as in "fol. 23r." The plural is fols. or ff. "Folio" also names a large book format made from sheets folded once, as in Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623.
Related abbreviations
More citation and bibliography abbreviations
- eds. – Editors
- enl. – Enlarged
- f. – And the following (page)
- ff. – And the following (pages)
- fig. – Figure
- fn. – Footnote
- illus. – Illustrator or illustrated by
- intro. – Introduction
- ISBN – International Standard Book Number
- ISSN – International Standard Serial Number
- l. – Line
- LCCN – Library of Congress Control Number