Page numbering
Page numbering is the process of applying a sequence of numbers (or letters, or Roman numerals) to the pages of a book or other document. The number itself, which may appear in various places on the page, can be referred to as a page number or as a folio.[1] Like other numbering schemes such as chapter numbering, page numbers allow the citation of a particular page of the numbered document and facilitates to the reader to find specific parts of the document and to know the size of the complete text (by checking the number of the last page).
Numbering conventions
Even numbers usually appear on
In books, some pages, known as blind folios,
The sixteenth edition of the
Most citation systems call for the identification of the page number from which a quote or point is drawn. For example, such usage is specified in their citation formats of both the
Some printed versions of the
Numbering by chapter
Guidelines for technical manuals, especially
Larger newspapers have page "numbers" that begin with a letter -- page "B3" is the third page of the second section. [9]
Unique numbering schemes
In the book Humble Pi by mathematics communicator and YouTuber Matt Parker, the book uses a page numbering scheme where the pages count backwards from 314 to 0, referencing the approximation of 3.14 for the mathematical constant pi (π).[10]
Electronic documents
While reading devices for reflowable documents such as EPUB e-books may display page numbers, these numbers change from device to device depending on factors such as the size of the display and the selected font size. This makes them unsuitable for citation purposes. To remedy this problem, Amazon Kindle e-books contain what are called "location numbers", that is, numbers in the margin of the electronic text that indicate where the corresponding page begins in the printed version of the book.[11]
Manuscripts
In codicology, each physical sheet (folium, abbreviated fol. or f.) of a manuscript is numbered and the sides are referred to as folium rectum and folium versum, abbreviated as r and v respectively. This results in designations like 5r (the front side of the fifth sheet) and 8v (the back side of the eighth sheet).
See also
- Book design
- Blank page
- Column number
References
- ^ a b c The Chicago Manual of Style, Sixteenth Edition (2003), pp. 32–33.
- ^ The Chicago Manual of Style, Sixteenth Edition (2003), pp. 596, 598.
- ^ The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Seventeenth Edition (2000), pp. 34–36.
- ^ "TeX FAQ: Page numbering by chapter".
- ^ American Water Works Association. "Author Guidelines"
- ^ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "Preparation of Water Control Manuals".
- ^ Jan von Delft. "Teaching with Electronic Chalk". quote: "number pages by chapter".
- ^ "Instructional System Design Methodology". quote: 'Number pages by chapter, such as "1-1, 1-2, 1-3", etc.'
- ^ "I am citing a newspaper article. What should I put for page number?".
- ^ Bultheel, Adhemar (2019-08-22). "Humble Pi". European Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Pogue, David (2011-02-08). "Page Numbers for Kindle Books an Imperfect Solution". The New York Times, "Pogue's Post" blog. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
External links
- When did books get page numbers? at Slate.com