frontispiece
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- noun
- /ˈfrʌntɪˌspiːs/
- Specialized
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frontispicio
- The rumor had to be dispelled by printing her picture on the frontispiece of one of her books.
- an illuminated frontispiece
- frontispiece to the novel
- frontispiece of his book
Examples
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The author designed an intricate frontispiece that captured the essence of the narrative.
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The frontispiece was still the drawing of a man in goatskins, an image that would become iconic.
Academic text (2002) -
As one might expect, the imagery of the frontispiece of her personal manuscript reflects this.
Academic text (2008) -
The Ancient of Days was a cover or frontispiece to one of those books, Europe a Prophecy, one of the best examples of his unique style.
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Only then did she set the cup and saucer aside and open the book to the frontispiece.
Fiction book (1990) -
Roth used a cropped and retouched version of the image as his frontispiece.
Academic text (1997) -
The frontispiece, with its trumpets and angels, illustrates the apocalyptic themes prevalent in the Acts and Monuments.
Academic text (2002) -
Emperor Dawit at prayer before Our Lady Mary, frontispiece miniature, manuscript of the Miracles of Mary, central Ethiopia, ca. 1400.
Academic text (1998) -
The frontispiece of the book features a stunning illustration of the main character.
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As I flipped through the pages, I admired the frontispiece that beautifully depicted the story's setting.
Synonyms
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A picture that faces the title page of a book
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frontispiece also came to mean a decorative picture placed at the 'front' of a book, the page you see before the title. That's why a frontispiece is the illustration or design that faces the title page.