The recto is the right-hand page and the verso the left-hand page ("verso" can also mean to turn over in the mind) of a folded sheet or bound item, such as a book, broadsheet, or pamphlet. These are terms of art in the binding, printing, and publishing industries, and can be applied more broadly to any field where physical documents are exchanged.The term recto-verso describes two-sided printing. It is the norm for books, but was an important advantage of the printing-press over the much older