Double Raisin

With enlarged dimensions of 650mm x 1000mm, the Double Raisin format has an expansive surface area of 650,000 sq mm or 0.65 sq meters - exactly twice that of the Raisin size. As its name denotes, Double Raisin was formed by doubling the Raisin paper's dimensions, yielding a much larger specialist format for special printing purposes. Historically, Double Raisin was used for oversized wine and vineyard maps, agricultural infographics, large posters, official proclamations and attention-grabbing government announcements in pre-revolutionary France where literacy was limited and visual impact essential. Today, Double Raisin persists for antique advertising reproductions, culinary tables/charts, family tree diagrams, event/wedding signs, commemorative reprints and statement art pieces wanting an opulent old-world style. So although a rare format now outside of specialty print shops, Double Raisin enjoys niche appeal for conveying largesse and grandeur fitting its history as the herald format of royal decrees and provincial news alike. Its bygone aura still imparts big statuses.