Frontispiece

In architecture, a frontispiece constitutes the elements that frame and decorate the main, or front, door to a building; especially when the main entrance is the chief face of the building, rather than being kept behind columns or a portico. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation A column in Structural engineering is a vertical structural element that transmits through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural A portico is a Porch that is leading to the entrance of a building or extended as a Colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway supported by Columns

A book frontispiece is an elaborate decorative illustration that appears facing the title page of the book. A 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).

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(publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
(archaic, publishing) The title page of a book.
(architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
(architecture) A small pediment of which is ornamental, especially on the top of a window or door.

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