Frontispiece
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Frontispiece may refer to:
- Book frontispieceBook frontispieceA frontispiece is a decorative illustration facing a book's title page. The frontispiece is the verso opposite the recto title page. Elaborate engraved frontispieces were in frequent use, especially in Bibles and in scholarly books, and many are masterpieces of engraving...
, a decorative illustration facing a book's title page - Frontispiece (architecture)Frontispiece (architecture)In architecture, a frontispiece is the combination of elements that frame and decorate the main, or front, door to a building. The term is especially used when the main entrance is the chief face of the building rather than being kept behind columns or a portico. Early German churches often...
, the combination of elements that frame and decorate the main, or front, door to a building