Book frontispiece of folk etymology, from 'frontispice' to 'frontispiece' ('front' + 'piece'). Book frontispiece A frontispiece in books is a decorative or informative illustration facing a book's title page—on the left-hand, or verso, page opposite the right-hand, or recto, page. While some books depict thematic elements, other books feature the author's portrait as the frontispiece. In medieval illuminated manuscripts, a presentation miniature showing the book or text being presented (by whom and to whom varies) was often used as a frontispiece. The word comes from the French "frontispice", or the late Latin "frontispicium", from the Latin "frons" ('forehead') and "specere" ('to look
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page Book of Ebenezer Le Page". Sarnia Cherie refers to the Guernsey anthem, and was retained in the title of the French translation. The other two books were to be called "Le Boud'lo: the Book of Philip Le Moigne" and "La Gran'-mère du Chimquière: the Book of Jean le Féniant". A draft of the second part was destroyed by the author before his death. For more details of the author, Gerald B Edwards, and how Edward Chaney eventually managed to get his Book published, see Chaney's biography "Genius Friend: G.B. Edwards and The Book of Ebenezer Le Page". The work has