Expertlatin
- What are the two sides of a page called?
- What do you call the right hand page?
- What is recto and verso in English?
- What does verso mean on a painting?
What are the two sides of a page called?
Recto is the "right" or "front" side and verso is the "left" or "back" side when text is written or printed on a leaf of paper (folium) in a bound item such as a codex, book, broadsheet, or pamphlet.
What do you call the right hand page?
The front or face of a single sheet of paper, or the right-hand page of an open book is called the recto. The back or underside of a single sheet of paper, or the left-hand page of an open book is known as the verso.
What is recto and verso in English?
Recto from the Latin rectum, meaning right or correct, and verso from versus, meaning turned or changed, are traditionally used to describe the front and back of a painting or drawing.
What does verso mean on a painting?
The back of a painting (which is also called the verso) can be a passport for a work of art, showing where it has been during its life.
