The grandmother A0 and childeren. Successive paper sizes in the series A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, and so forth, are defined by halving the preceding paper size along the larger dimension. Each format is cut into two equal pieces. In other words, the height of A1 is the width of A0 and the width of A1 is half the height of A0.
The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of authority, experience, activity, study, or interest. A bailiwick (German: âBalleiâ) was also the territorial division of the Teutonic Order. Here, various âKomtur(en)â formed a Ballei province.
Lerwick â at the crossroads on the northern seas. From the Norse meaning âmud-bayâ the settlement at Lerwick took advantage of the shelter of the island of Bressay opposite. In the first half of the 17th century, it was a place frequented by 17th-century Dutch fishing vessels and local traders.