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leporello

noun

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

    uncountable

    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.

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

    countable

    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 […]

Where it comes from

Named after Leporello, the servant of the eponymous character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, who unfolds a long list of Don Giovanni's love conquests.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry leporello (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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