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A frontispiece in books is a decorative or informative illustration facing a book's title page, usually on the left-hand, or verso, page opposite the right-hand, or recto page of a book. [1] In some ancient editions or in modern luxury editions the frontispiece features thematic or allegorical elements, in others is the author's portrait that ...
In this picture, the recto page shown is of the following leaf in a book and hence comes next to the verso of the previous leaf. Right-to-left language books: recto is the front page, verso is the back page (vertical Chinese, vertical Japanese, Arabic, or Hebrew). In this picture, the recto page shown is of the following leaf in a book and ...
An ex libris (Latin for 'from the books'), [1] [2] also known as a bookplate (or book-plate, as it was commonly styled until the early 20th century), [3] is a printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership. [4] Simple typographical bookplates are termed "book labels". [5]
The subject of the books include animals, vehicles, people (such as pirates and Santa), and fantasy creatures. [6] In each book, different attributes of the subject are represented by contrasting materials. The material is incorporated into the picture itself—including on the front page—rather than being placed at the side of the page.
Other older books may have bibliographic information on the colophon at the end of the book. [2] The Bulla Cruciatae contra Turcos (1463) is the earliest use of a title on the first page. [3] Margaret M. Smith's The Title-Page, Its Early Development, 1460-1510 [4] provides the genesis and development of the title page. [5]
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Non-fiction children's books are used to teach children in a simple and accessible way. [1] Wordless picture books tell a story only through images. They encourage creativity and can be appreciated by children who cannot yet read. A famous example of a wordless picture book is The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. [1]
Last Yang heard, close to 10 kids in the Plainedge district had opted out of reading Front Desk. "I think that the parents are uncomfortable with a book about a young Chinese immigrant, and they ...