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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]
The half title page faces a blank verso or an endpaper. [6] Frontispiece: Author or publisher: A decorative illustration on the verso facing the title page. It may be an image related to the book's subject or a portrait of the author. Frontispieces have become less common, with a list of the author's previous works or other titles in a multi ...
Korean book-Jikji-Selected Teachings of Buddhist Sages and Seon Masters-1377. Book size – the dimensions of a book; Leaf – a single sheet, the left-hand page of which is the verso, and right-hand page is the recto Page – one side of a leaf of paper. Title page, often with the imprint page on its verso. Half-title
In early printed books the colophon, when present, was a brief description of the printing and publication of the book, giving some or all of the following data: the date of publication, the place of publication or printing (sometimes including the address as well as the city name), the name(s) of the printer(s), and the name(s) of the ...
The type of book. (ex. novel, novella, etc.), default is book: Title Name of book, if different than article. Volume If part of a multi-volume series, the volume number of the cover. Author The author or creator of the book. Illustrator The illustrator of the book. Publisher The publisher of the book. Cover_artist The cover artist of the book ...
Consistently-formatted table for presenting information about books Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Name name Book title Default Pagename String optional Image image Image (prefer 1st edition where permitted). Use bare filename. File suggested Author author authors Author(s) of the book (should be link to their ...
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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 ...