noun
- plural of recto; the right-hand pages of an open book or the front sides of leaves in a manuscript
Usage: printing; bookbinding
Examples
- The illuminated manuscript had beautiful decorations on both the rectos and versos.
- Page numbers are typically printed on the rectos in most books.
- The printer carefully aligned the text on all the rectos.
- Medieval scribes often left the rectos blank for later illustration.
- The book’s rectos contained the main text while notes appeared on the versos.
- Scholars examined the rectos of the ancient codex for signs of damage.