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Sources and further reading

The dimensions on DIN-Formate.info come from the current standards and have been checked against further sources. Here are the main primary sources, historical documents and organisations we rely on.

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Standards

  • ISO 216:2007, Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter, Trimmed sizes, A and B series. iso.org
  • BS EN ISO 216 and DIN EN ISO 216:2007-12, the British and German editions of ISO 216
  • DIN 476-2:2008-02, Paper trimmed sizes, C series
  • ISO 217, Paper, Untrimmed sizes (RA and SRA series)
  • DIN 678, Envelopes, sizes
  • DIN 680:2008-02, Window envelopes, sizes and position of windows. dinmedia.de
  • DIN 5008:2020-03, Writing and layout rules for text and information processing. dinmedia.de
  • ISO/IEC 7810, Identification cards, Physical characteristics
  • ISO 3394, Packaging, Dimensions of rigid rectangular packages
  • EN 13698-1, Pallet production specification, Part 1: flat wooden pallets 800 × 1200 mm

Historical sources

  • Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, letter to Johann Beckmann, 25 October 1786. In: Lichtenberg, Briefwechsel, vol. III (1785 to 1792), C. H. Beck, Munich 1990, p. 274. Online with an English translation by Markus Kuhn, University of Cambridge: cl.cam.ac.uk
  • Markus Kuhn, International standard paper sizes, University of Cambridge: cl.cam.ac.uk
  • Wikipedia, Paper size: en.wikipedia.org
  • Wikipedia, ISO 216: en.wikipedia.org

Organisations and data sheets

  • Deutsche Post, letter products and prices: deutschepost.de
  • Royal Mail, size and weight guide: royalmail.com
  • European Pallet Association (EPAL): epal-pallets.org
  • FEFCO, International Fibreboard Case Code: fefco.org
  • European Color Initiative (ECI), colour profiles such as PSO Coated v3: eci.org
  • Google AdSense and Amazon Associates programme policies (for labelling our own advertising)

How we work with sources

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