The Very Reverend of a cathedral, whether a dean or a provost, is usually styled as "The Very Reverend" regardless of whether the priest is also the rector of the cathedral parish, or whether the cathedral is a parish church. In the Episcopal Church USA, the dean of a seminary or divinity school is also styled in this form, as is the priest who is either appointed by the local bishop or elected by fellow priests as the leader of a deanery, which is a geographic subdivision of a diocese. In some Episcopal dioceses convocation is used in lieu of deanery. The deans
Half-title Half-title The half-title or bastard title is a page carrying nothing but the title of a book—as opposed to the title page, which also lists subtitle, author, publisher and edition. The half-title is usually counted as the very first page (p. i) in a printed book. The half-title can have some ornamentation of the book's title, or it can be plain text. Theodore Low De Vinne distinguishes between half-title and bastard title in his series "The Practice of Typography", saying: The half-title should not be confounded with the bastard title. The half-title follows the title and begins the first page