Complete Definition of "half-title"

English

Noun
en-noun|sg=half-title

  1. context|book printing a page before the title-page containing the book's title but no title-page details

Usage notes
The half-title appears on the recto of a leaf whose verso is blank. A frontispiece (illustration facing the title-page) might appear between the half-title and the title-page.

Synonyms
bastard title
fly title

Translations
Danish: smudstitel
French: faux-titre m
German: Vortitel m, Schmutztitel m
Italian: occhietto
Swedish: smutstitel r

fr:half-title
vi:half-title

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