How many sheets are in a quire?

Answer 1

AnswerA quire is 1/20 of a ream, so 25. There is also reference to 24 sheets for a quire as well. See related link.

Answer 2

Quire is a term not used very much in the 21st century, probably because it has several different meanings. Centuries ago it was the name given to 4 sheets(any size) of paper which were all folded in half to form a 'book' having 8 'leaves'.( A leaf means a double sided piece of paper.) This Quire, of course, had 16 pages to print or write upon. More modern meaning is :- 25 sheets of paper. A pack of modern computer copying paper usually contains 20 Quires (500 sheets) When I was young, you could go to any news agency and buy a students 'exercise book' which had just 1Quire of paper in it. Many decades ago, in some parts of the world, a quire was 24 sheets of paper, but that is now obsolete in most of the world. The words, sheet, & page, & leaf, need to be clearly understood when referring to a quire. Centuries ago, musicians would purchase a quire of paper to use as a manuscript, to write their music on . The 4 sheets which when folded in half, gave them 16 pages to write the music on . I wonder if the the word QUIRE has anything to do with the word CHOIR?

Answer 3

I'm pretty sure there are 50 sheets in a quire.

Answer 4

24 to 25 pages equals a quire. See the related link for more information.

Answer 5

There are typically 24 sheets in a quire, although this can vary in some cases.

Answer 6

there are 52 sheets in a quire

Answer 7

20 Quires