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-[[Image:The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton frontispiece 1638 edition.jpg|thumb|right|200px| [[Frontispiece]] for the [[1638]] edition of ''[[The Anatomy of Melancholy]]'' by [[Robert Burton]] ]]{{Template}}+[[Image:The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton frontispiece 1638 edition.jpg|thumb|right|200px| [[Frontispiece]] for the [[1638]] edition of ''[[The Anatomy of Melancholy]]'' by [[Robert Burton]]]]{{Template}}
A [[book frontispiece]] is an elaborate decorative illustration that appears facing the title page of the book. Use of the word to indicate the title page is now obsolete (''Oxford English Dictionary''). A [[book frontispiece]] is an elaborate decorative illustration that appears facing the title page of the book. Use of the word to indicate the title page is now obsolete (''Oxford English Dictionary'').
Use of the word to indicate the title page is now obsolete (''Oxford English Dictionary''). (Elaborate engraved title pages were formerly in frequent use, especially in [[Bible]]s and in scholarly books, and many of these pages are masterpieces of the art of [[engraving]].) In modern usage, the frontispiece is the [[verso]] opposite the [[recto]] [[title page]]. Use of the word to indicate the title page is now obsolete (''Oxford English Dictionary''). (Elaborate engraved title pages were formerly in frequent use, especially in [[Bible]]s and in scholarly books, and many of these pages are masterpieces of the art of [[engraving]].) In modern usage, the frontispiece is the [[verso]] opposite the [[recto]] [[title page]].
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A book frontispiece is an elaborate decorative illustration that appears facing the title page of the book. Use of the word to indicate the title page is now obsolete (Oxford English Dictionary).

Use of the word to indicate the title page is now obsolete (Oxford English Dictionary). (Elaborate engraved title pages were formerly in frequent use, especially in Bibles and in scholarly books, and many of these pages are masterpieces of the art of engraving.) In modern usage, the frontispiece is the verso opposite the recto title page.

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