半はん紙し本ぼん

noun

Japanese book size (approx. 17.5cm × 25cm)

A traditional book format using paper folded from the standard 半紙 (hanshi) sheet; common in the Edo period for woodblock-printed books and manuscripts.

See also: 半紙 (はんし)

• この浮うき世よ草子ぞうしは半はん紙し本ぼんの形かたちで出しゅっ版ぱんされた。

  This ukiyo-zōshi was published in the hanshi-bon format.