ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRONTISPIECE
Frontispice, from French, from Late Latin frontispicium façade, inspection of the forehead, from Latin frōns forehead + specere to look at; influenced by piece.
WHAT DOES FRONTISPIECE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of frontispiece in the English dictionary
The first definition of frontispiece in the dictionary is an illustration facing the title page of a book. Other definition of frontispiece is the principal façade of a building; front. Frontispiece is also a pediment, esp an ornamented one, over a door, window, etc.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRONTISPIECE»
Discover the use of
frontispiece in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
frontispiece and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wandering Ghosts: With
Frontispiece
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Considered by many to be among the greatest works of political philosophy, especially in the English language, Leviathan is Hobbes' book, published in 1651, which outlines his theories on an ideal state and its creation.
3
The Small House at Allington
Lady Barker: Stories About. With Frontispiece, I v. Louisa Charlesworth:
Ministering Children. With Frontispiece, I v. Mrs. Craik (Miss Mulock): Our Year.
Illustrated by C. Dobell, I v. Three Tales for Boys. With a Frontispiece by B.
Plockhorst, I v.
4
Dombey and Son ... With
frontispiece by H. K. Browne
Charles Dickens. oldest of theten who had “ gone through” everything), suddenly
left off blowing' one day, and remained in the establishment a mere stalk. And
people did say that the Doctor had rather overdone it with young Toots, and that ...
5
The lyament of Deuylles. [In Verse. With
Frontispiece.] B.L.
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maystryes whyle thou arte yonge [l If thou be goddes son lere se Qf the is wryten
...
6
The Old Curiosity Shop ... With a
Frontispiece. From a ...
Charles Dickens. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. The opinion was not the result of
hasty consideration, for which indeed there was no opportunity at that time, as the
child came back directly, and soon occupied herself in preparations for giving Kit
...
7
Catalogue of the Choice, Curious, and Extensive Library of ...
New Play called Canterburie, his Change of Diot, frontispiece and cuts, 1641.
Canterburies Dreame, with the Apparition of Cardinall Wohey, frontispiece, 1641.
Reasonable .Motion in behalfe of the Clergie questioned in Parliament, portrait of
...
Robert Harding Evans, George Nassau, 1824
8
Chaucerian Play: Comedy and Control in the Canterbury Tales
The famous early-fifteenth-century frontispiece of the Cambridge Corpus Christi
Troilus manuscript has long been the object of scholarly admiration and
speculation.1 (See Fig. 22.) It was once believed to represent Chaucer himself
reading ...
9
Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7; With a ...
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Bent's Literary Advertiser and Register of Engravings, Works ...
Embellished with a Frontispiece, (view of Hampton Court Palace,) and 12 other
Engravings. 2.: 6d roan tuck, gilt edges. CARNAN'S LADY'S COMPLETE
POCKET-BOOK. Embellished with a View from the Cathedral Close at Rochester,
and 12 ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRONTISPIECE»
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frontispiece is used in the context of the following news items.
A Summer Reading List for Those Who Crave the Eclectic
This is a lovely book with a silk bookmark and a gorgeous frontispiece by artist Stephen J Clark. Read with care so you can show it off later. «KQED, Jul 15»
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland artifacts: [slideshow]
The text was to be bound up and sold in the USA, but not in the UK, after Oxford printed a frontispiece declaring that the book was “printed in ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
Holyoke Merry Go Round's Artizan pipe band organ draws national …
First you see the organ's wooden facade, a frontispiece decorated with crenulations and murals of flowers and mountain ranges. The facade is ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
'The Art Books of Henri Matisse' reveals genius in old age – not …
The portrait of a complacent aristocrat on the frontispiece of “Poems of Charles of Orleans” has more detail yet is scarcely more suggestive. «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
American Revolution history made tangible in Yale collections
Another one of Revere's engravings appears on the frontispiece of “The New-England psalm-singer,” printed in Boston in 1770 and housed in ... «Yale News, Jun 15»
7 Bralettes That Can Add Some Serious Edge To Your Look
The criss-cross front adds a frontispiece of sexiness and can be worked with a tee-shirt, a tank or any sort of outfit. Pair with a tight tee and a ... «TheGloss, Jun 15»
Philip Glass, reviled by some audiences, but among the best-selling …
The book's frontispiece is a black-and-white photograph of Glass. Taken from above, the shot shows the composer seated at a keyboard, eyes ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
The Magnificent Leftovers of the Roman Empire in France.
The detailed sculpted frontispiece is one more proof of the artsy and sophisticated lives of the ancient Romans. • Les Arènes de Lutèce. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
Dark Side of the Spoon: The Moods and Recipes of Nigel Slater
In the frontispiece, she wears worn ballet slippers and transfers strawberries from one bowl, up high, to another, down low, for reasons unclear; ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
Battle of Waterloo: the artefacts that make the best investments
... 1835 Sir Walter Scott wrote The Life of Napoleon and commissioned artists to illustrate it. This work was used as the frontispiece of the book”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
