flyleaves
Book's empty pages
Flyleaves are the blank pages at the beginning and end of a book, typically part of the endpapers that connect the book's pages to its cover.
They serve both structural and aesthetic purposes, providing a clean transition between the binding and the printed content.
People often use flyleaves for inscriptions, bookplates, or personal notes: She wrote a dedication on the flyleaf before giving the book as a gift.
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- autographHandwritten personal signature
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
bookplate · ex libris · handwriting · personalization · commemoration · date · message · greeting
Leaf connecting binding, cover
- pastedownGlued-down endpaper
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
- rectoRight-hand book page
- versoLeft-hand book page
folio · signature · gutter · hinge · spine · headband · tail · binding
Serving to guard
- blankWithout marks or content
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- transitionalConnecting two phases
padding · dust jacket · cover · wrapper · enclosure · conservation · archival
Picture explaining something
- frontispieceBook's introductory illustration
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- woodcutRelief print from timber
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
lithograph · decorated · ornamentation · marbled paper · decorative · motif · plate · calligraphy
Unfair demand on someone
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
- typesettingArranging text for print
- bleedLose vital fluid
- stockGoods kept for sale
letterpress · offset · digital printing · saddle stitch · perfect binding · sheet
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- autographHandwritten personal signature
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- inscriptionText permanently marked
annotation · bookplate · ex libris · handwriting · personalization · commemoration · date · message · greeting · note
endpaper
Leaf connecting binding, cover
verso · folio · signature · gutter · hinge · spine · headband · tail · binding · sewn
protective
Serving to guard
transitional · padding · dust jacket · cover · wrapper · enclosure · conservation · archival
illustration
Picture explaining something
- frontispieceBook's introductory illustration
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- woodcutRelief print from timber
etching · lithograph · decorated · ornamentation · marbled paper · decorative · motif · plate · calligraphy · illumination
imposition
Unfair demand on someone
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
- typesettingArranging text for print
- bleedLose vital fluid
stock · letterpress · offset · digital printing · saddle stitch · perfect binding · sheet
- bookbindingbookbinding, bookbinder, sewing, hand-bound, leather repair
- manuscriptscodex, codices, folio, folios, papyri