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Front Matter

by Rollo

Mon Feb 26 2001 at 12:07:04

The pages preceding the body text of a book, containing various metadata. The front matter might include some or all of the following:

Bastard title or fly title
Frontispiece
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Preface or foreword
Table of contents
List of illustrations
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Half title

Also called preliminary matter or just preliminaries.

Title Page	metadata	Frontispiece	Half Title
Table Of Contents	Preface	Introduction	Acknowledgment
starboard	illustration	Copyright

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