frontmatter
Book's preliminary sections
Frontmatter is the preliminary pages of a book that come before the main text—title page, copyright page, table of contents, preface, acknowledgments.
In digital publishing and web development, frontmatter refers to metadata at the beginning of a document, typically formatted in YAML: The frontmatter specifies the page title and author.
Also spelled as two words: front matter.
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- acknowledgmentsRecognition of contributions
- prefaceIntroductory book section
- forewordIntroductory book section
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
epigraph · half-title · abbreviations · glossary · disclaimer · permissions · prologue · frontispiece
Position relative to surroundings
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- prefatoryServing as introduction
introductory · opening · preamble · apparatus · threshold · groundwork · setup · framing
Standard publication number
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- typesettingArranging text for print
pagination · galley · proofreading · layout · editorial · manuscript · blurb
Condensed version of text
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- scopeExtent or range
- limitationsImposed or inherent bounds
outline · organization · structure · approach · audience · rationale · purpose · overview
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- acknowledgmentsRecognition of contributions
- prefaceIntroductory book section
- forewordIntroductory book section
introduction · epigraph · half-title · abbreviations · glossary · disclaimer · permissions · prologue · frontispiece · colophon
orientation
Position relative to surroundings
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
- preliminaryBefore the main part
prefatory · introductory · opening · preamble · apparatus · threshold · groundwork · setup · framing
ISBN
Standard publication number
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
typesetting · pagination · galley · proofreading · layout · editorial · manuscript · blurb
abstract
Condensed version of text
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- scopeExtent or range
limitations · outline · organization · structure · approach · audience · rationale · purpose · overview · roadmap
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
- book partspage, pages, cover, index, chapter
- document partstitle, page, paragraph, sentence, chapter
- page layoutlayout, margin, margins, column width, gutter
- typographyletters, font, calligraphy, font design, sans serif
frontmatterbackmatter
Supplementary pages after content
back matter · appendices · index · bibliography · glossary
frontmatterbody text
Document's main prose
body · narrative · manuscript · chapters
front, matter, fronts, fronted, fronting, frontal, frontage, frontline, matters