posters

19th-century French posters

According to Ernest Maindron (Les Affiches Illustrées), during the golden age of the French poster at the end of the 19th century, the standard poster sizes were:

Name Sizes in cm, including margins
quarter colombier 41 × 30
half colombier 60 × 41
jésus 70 × 65
colombier 61 × 82
grand aigle 110 × 70
double colombier 122 × 82
double grand aigle 140 × 110
triple colombier ×
quadruple colombier 164 × 122
quadruple grand aigle 220 × 140

Popular images were often issued in several sizes.

John Barnicoat.
Posters.
Thames and Hudson, 1972.

See note 1, page 266.

American movie posters

one sheet 27 by 41 inches; some say 28x44

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