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Что (кто) такое frontispiece - определение
Frontispiece
·noun The principal front of a building.
II. Frontispiece ·noun The part which first meets the eye.
III. Frontispiece ·noun An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first page, or titlepage, of a book; formerly, the titlepage itself.
frontispiece
['fr?nt?spi:s]
¦ noun
1. an illustration facing the title page of a book.
2. Architecture the principal face of a building.
a decorated entrance.
a pediment over a door or window.
Origin
C16: from Fr. frontispice or late L. frontispicium 'facade', from L. frons, front- 'front' + specere 'to look'.
frontispiece
(frontispieces)
The frontispiece of a book is a picture at the beginning, opposite the page with the title on.
N-COUNT: usu sing
Примеры употребления для frontispiece
1. Ashcroft said he agreed with those who said the Tories now needed a ‘Clause 4 moment‘ – a reference to Blair‘s dramatic 1''5 repeal of the party‘s long–standing commitment to redistributing wealth and nationalising industry. ‘But any new brand needs a frontispiece – a leader.
2. One photo, showing Freeman in uniform, is the frontispiece of a book published six years after the war – Letters from Two Brothers Serving in the War for the Union to their Family at Home in West Cambridge, Mass.‘‘ Eugene Freeman was an engineer in the Union Army‘s transport service; Warren served in the 13th Massachusetts Volunteers. I don‘t know what happened to him after that,‘‘ said Wagner, who quotes from him repeatedly in her book.
3. "It is certainly fairly likely we are looking at the face of Shakespeare, but we‘d need a document or a signature to prove it beyond all doubt." The face in the painting, which dates from the right period, resembles that in the engraving by Martin Droeshout the Younger on the frontispiece of the First Folio – which was authenticated as a true likeness by Ben Jonson.