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Definition of Frontispiece

Frontispiece
Frontispiece Fron"tis*piece, n. [F. frontispice, LL. frontispicium beginning, front of a church, fr. L. frons front + spicere, specere, to look at, view: cf. It. frontispizio. See Front and Spy.] The part which first meets the eye; as: (a) (Arch.) The principal front of a building. [Obs. or R.] (b) An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first page, or titlepage, of a book; formerly, the titlepage itself.

Meaning of Frontispiece from wikipedia

- Look up frontispiece in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Frontispiece may refer to: Frontispiece (books), a decorative illustration facing a book's title...
- 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...
- In architecture, the term frontispiece is used to describe the prin****l face of the building, usually referring to a combination of elements that frame...
- Frontispiece is an orchestral composition written in 2019 by the South Korean composer Unsuk Chin. The work was commissioned by the NDR Elbphilharmonie...
- Seal of Solomon, frontispiece of Volume I (Dogme)...
- Honeymoon in Space in 1901. The book had seven illustrations by Wood and a frontispiece by Harold H. Piffard. The magazine version was reprinted in the anthology...
- Charles Dominique Eisen was the frontispiece for the second edition of Laugier's Essay on Architecture (1755). The frontispiece was arguably one of the most...
- Frontispiece, Sketches by Boz—Boz being a family nickname—written by ****ens with illustrations by George Cruikshank, 1837...
- Obedience to God" and a scene from the Book of Exodus he took from the frontispiece of the Geneva Bible, with Moses, the Israelites, the pillar of fire,...
- evidence of the swastika as a symbol of Thor in Norse paganism. The bronze frontispiece of a ritual pre-Christian (c. 350–50 BCE) shield found in the River Thames...