Ream (paper measure)
A ream or Riess is from the Arabic word rizmah ( رِزْمَة) Derived unit of measure or measured variable for format papers. It describes the variable number of sheets of paper ("sheets") that are packed in ream wrapping paper . This type of packaging is also known as torn .
DIN 6730
- 1 ream of A4 paper with 80 g / m² = 500 sheets
Historical sets
Germany
- 1 ream (old) = 480 sheets of writing paper
- 1 ream = 500, 250, 125, 100 or 50 sheets of printing paper (depending on the weight of the paper)
- 1 ream = 20 books
Austria
- 1 neuries = 10 new books = 100 notebooks = 1000 sheets
Portugal
- see main article Mano
Resma with 428 sheets is the Portuguese name for Ries
Russia
The ream counting measure was 480 sheets of writing paper and 500 sheets of printing paper.
United States
- 1 ream (old) (ShortReam) = 20 layers (quires) = 480 sheets (size 8-1 / 2 "x 11")
- 1 ream = 500 sheets
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Christian Noback , Friedrich Noback : coin, measure and weight book: the money, measure and exchange system, the courses, government papers, banks, trading establishments and customs of all states and more important places. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1858, p. 394.
- ↑ Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values and relationships to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 357.