leporello

Meaning

Noun

A style of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back; concertina fold.
Any printed material (book, leaflet etc.) having such folds; a concertina.

Origin

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.

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