titlepage

Publication identity page

A titlepage is the page at the front of a book displaying the title, author, publisher, and sometimes the publication date.

It serves as the book's formal identification, distinct from the cover.

In manuscripts and academic papers, the titlepage typically includes the work's title, author's name, and institutional affiliation.

Also spelled as two words: title page.

components

author

Creator of written works

edition · copyright · ISBN · colophon · dedication · epigraph · logo · volume · series · contributors

design

typography

Arranging letters for display

font · ornamentation · border · vignette · emblem · device · flourish · calligraphy · engraving · illustration

bookstructure

verso

Left-hand book page

  • rectoRight-hand book page
  • leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
  • folioSingle-fold page format

preliminaries · frontmatter · endpapers · binding · signature · gathering · contents · preface · foreword

Opposites
book structure/position

titlepagecolophon

Book's production statement

back matter · endpapers · last page · afterword · endpaper

content function

titlepagebody text

Document's main prose

first chapter · narrative · body · prose · story

Family

title, page, titles, titled, titling, subtitle, subtitles, subtitled, entitle

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G