leporello

plural leporellos

1. uncountablemediaA style of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back; concertina fold.

   Because of the accordion fold and leporello binding the book can be stretched out to its full length, showing a rich color field in transition.

   2011, J. Susan Isaacs, “Artist Biographies and Works in Exhibition”, in J. Susan Isaacs, editor, The Book: A Contemporary View, Wilmington, DE: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, →ISBN, page 18

2. countablemediaAny printed material (book, leaflet etc.) having such folds; a concertina.

   Paper artworks belong in an analagous category, not unrelated to the works of book art. Designer Michael Marschall presents colorfully printed, folded and punched cards and leporellos – prototypes from the field of graphic design.

   1990, Art Aurea, numbers 1–4, page 85

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   These charming leporellos are once more available from Australian lBBY. The first batch sold out very quickly. ¶ The leporellos, consisting of ten frames each, with each frame having been designed by some of the world's most famous children's illustrators, may be used as […]

   1985, Orana, volumes 21–22, page 94

   Mostly these—anonymously manufactured—portfolios were conceived as leporellos with a panoramic view of 360° in twelve images on the front and twelve singular images showing individual edifices on the back. Today, these leporellos often mark the earliest records of the existence of these cities.

   2013, Rolf Sachsse, “Architecture”, in John Hannavy, editor, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography, volumes 1: A–I, Routledge, →ISBN, page 62