Frontispiece

usgb/ˈfrʌntɪspiːs/
noun

An illustration facing the title page of a book.

The frontispiece of the novel shows a map of the story's setting.
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  • frontispiece illustration
  • frontispiece of a book
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Book Introduction

The frontispiece in books is often used to set the scene or tone before the story begins.

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The haunting frontispiece illustration perfectly captured the mood of the Gothic novel.
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Historical Use

Older books frequently used frontispieces as a decorative element, sometimes hand-colored or engraved.

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I admired the intricate hand-engraved frontispiece in the antique poetry book.
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Artistic Preview

A frontispiece can preview characters, settings, or themes, much like a movie trailer does.

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The book's frontispiece showed the main characters standing before an ancient city.
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