Definition of frontispiece in English:

frontispiece

noun ˈfrʌntɪspiːsˈfrən(t)ɪsˌpis

1An illustration facing the title page of a book.
（书籍的）卷首插图，扉画
Example sentencesExamples
- Known for hiring some of the best artists of the day to illustrate his publications, Bell provided each volume with fine engravings, including frontispieces of contemporary actors and actresses.
- Passerotti's Self-Portrait with Skeleton, Ecorche and Nudes, early 1580s (Warsaw University Library), is presumed to have been drawn as the frontispiece for his book.
- As a child, Henriette posed for her father's illustration for the frontispiece.
- I have pasted over the frontispiece a drawing of Yeats by the Senior Yeats which this edition does not reprint from The Trembling of the Veil.
- In some ways, the writhing full-page illustrations are relief to the genre-scene frontispieces.
- The first illustration was a colour frontispiece entitled ‘Chemical Industry, Upheld by Pure Science, Sustains the Production of Man's Necessities.’
- The frontispiece to Hokusai's Illustrated Manual on Coloring of 1848 shows a fanatical painter holding five brushes in feet, hands, and mouth, all at work painting.
- The sisters saw that I was much taken by the book as a handsome period curiosity; also that I was intrigued by the frontispiece engraving of Connop, aged eleven.
- Indeed, a photograph of Pinka posing as Flush in a Victorian interior serves as the book's frontispiece.
- Yet the double-page spread of frontispiece and title page for Konstantin Biebl's collection of poems, With a Ship Importing Tea and Coffee, would have been a winner in the Bauhaus.
- As a frontispiece, the book reproduces a plate by Albrecht Durer from his 1498 Apocalypse of Saint John, in which the picture of a book prefigures millennial revelations.
- The trophies and insets painted in the vertical margins of the Soane frontispiece and title page may refer to those duties.
- Edwards's painting appeared twice, showcased as frontispiece and chapter illustration.
- Owning a photograph of the queen or of your party leader gave a new, direct form of association with national life, and many cheap biographies had real photographs mounted as frontispieces to suggest an intimate relationship.
- The frontispiece is a photograph of the oldest woman in the world and her son, Bulgarian peasants.
- Images are from the frontispiece to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein.
- Moreover, the identification of the now celebrated and no longer pseudonymous writer with his text was emphasized by an engraved frontispiece which reproduced the head and shoulders of Daniel Maclise's recent portrait of him.
- Inside I found a frontispiece of the sort once sees in books of fairy tales - it depicts a boy and his dog at the gates of something like a castle.
- This example, an oration delivered in a Jesuit school, was later printed with a frontispiece representing its visual equivalent.
- The images in the 15 black-and-white photographs, measuring roughly 24 x 20 inches in the original, are difficult to make out in their reproduction as the book's frontispiece.
2Architecture
The principal face of a building.
〔建筑〕（建筑物的）主立面
Example sentencesExamples
- The image shows a campus with lush green lawns, classical architecture and a brick frontispiece displaying a sign that reads ‘State College’.
- It came with a frontispiece showing damage caused by fascist artillery to the Goya Foundation.
- It was a low, flat building with arched windows and a central balcony and square frontispiece, with the post office occupying one wing.
- The first was a low, flat building with arched windows and a central balcony and square frontispiece.
1. 2.1 A decorated entrance.
  有装饰的入口
  Example sentencesExamples
  The frontispieces for the first three parts of The New Foundling Hospital for Wit are catalogued, respectively, no.s 4244, 4200, and 4245.
2. 2.2 A pediment over a door or window.
  （门、窗上部的）三角顶饰
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the lower half of the frontispiece, the Muses adorn the monument with attributes of their respective arts.

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 2): from French frontispice or late Latin frontispicium 'facade', from Latin frons, front- 'front' + specere 'to look'. The change in the ending (early in the word's history) was by association with piece.

Definition of frontispiece in US English:

frontispiece

nounˈfrən(t)isˌpēsˈfrən(t)ɪsˌpis

1An illustration facing the title page of a book.
（书籍的）卷首插图，扉画
Example sentencesExamples
- In some ways, the writhing full-page illustrations are relief to the genre-scene frontispieces.
- The frontispiece is a photograph of the oldest woman in the world and her son, Bulgarian peasants.
- Passerotti's Self-Portrait with Skeleton, Ecorche and Nudes, early 1580s (Warsaw University Library), is presumed to have been drawn as the frontispiece for his book.
- Yet the double-page spread of frontispiece and title page for Konstantin Biebl's collection of poems, With a Ship Importing Tea and Coffee, would have been a winner in the Bauhaus.
- Images are from the frontispiece to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein.
- This example, an oration delivered in a Jesuit school, was later printed with a frontispiece representing its visual equivalent.
- The trophies and insets painted in the vertical margins of the Soane frontispiece and title page may refer to those duties.
- I have pasted over the frontispiece a drawing of Yeats by the Senior Yeats which this edition does not reprint from The Trembling of the Veil.
- The sisters saw that I was much taken by the book as a handsome period curiosity; also that I was intrigued by the frontispiece engraving of Connop, aged eleven.
- Owning a photograph of the queen or of your party leader gave a new, direct form of association with national life, and many cheap biographies had real photographs mounted as frontispieces to suggest an intimate relationship.
- Moreover, the identification of the now celebrated and no longer pseudonymous writer with his text was emphasized by an engraved frontispiece which reproduced the head and shoulders of Daniel Maclise's recent portrait of him.
- The frontispiece to Hokusai's Illustrated Manual on Coloring of 1848 shows a fanatical painter holding five brushes in feet, hands, and mouth, all at work painting.
- Edwards's painting appeared twice, showcased as frontispiece and chapter illustration.
- The first illustration was a colour frontispiece entitled ‘Chemical Industry, Upheld by Pure Science, Sustains the Production of Man's Necessities.’
- As a child, Henriette posed for her father's illustration for the frontispiece.
- Inside I found a frontispiece of the sort once sees in books of fairy tales - it depicts a boy and his dog at the gates of something like a castle.
- The images in the 15 black-and-white photographs, measuring roughly 24 x 20 inches in the original, are difficult to make out in their reproduction as the book's frontispiece.
- Known for hiring some of the best artists of the day to illustrate his publications, Bell provided each volume with fine engravings, including frontispieces of contemporary actors and actresses.
- As a frontispiece, the book reproduces a plate by Albrecht Durer from his 1498 Apocalypse of Saint John, in which the picture of a book prefigures millennial revelations.
- Indeed, a photograph of Pinka posing as Flush in a Victorian interior serves as the book's frontispiece.
2Architecture
The principal face of a building.
〔建筑〕（建筑物的）主立面
Example sentencesExamples
- It was a low, flat building with arched windows and a central balcony and square frontispiece, with the post office occupying one wing.
- The first was a low, flat building with arched windows and a central balcony and square frontispiece.
- It came with a frontispiece showing damage caused by fascist artillery to the Goya Foundation.
- The image shows a campus with lush green lawns, classical architecture and a brick frontispiece displaying a sign that reads ‘State College’.
1. 2.1 A decorated entrance.
  有装饰的入口
  Example sentencesExamples
  The frontispieces for the first three parts of The New Foundling Hospital for Wit are catalogued, respectively, no.s 4244, 4200, and 4245.
2. 2.2 A pediment over a door or window.
  （门、窗上部的）三角顶饰
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the lower half of the frontispiece, the Muses adorn the monument with attributes of their respective arts.

Origin

Late 16th century (in frontispiece (sense 2)): from French frontispice or late Latin frontispicium ‘facade’, from Latin frons, front- ‘front’ + specere ‘to look’. The change in the ending (early in the word's history) was by association with piece.

单词	frontispiece
释义	Definition of frontispiece in English: frontispiece noun ˈfrʌntɪspiːsˈfrən(t)ɪsˌpis 1An illustration facing the title page of a book. （书籍的）卷首插图，扉画 Example sentencesExamples Known for hiring some of the best artists of the day to illustrate his publications, Bell provided each volume with fine engravings, including frontispieces of contemporary actors and actresses. Passerotti's Self-Portrait with Skeleton, Ecorche and Nudes, early 1580s (Warsaw University Library), is presumed to have been drawn as the frontispiece for his book. As a child, Henriette posed for her father's illustration for the frontispiece. I have pasted over the frontispiece a drawing of Yeats by the Senior Yeats which this edition does not reprint from The Trembling of the Veil. In some ways, the writhing full-page illustrations are relief to the genre-scene frontispieces. The first illustration was a colour frontispiece entitled ‘Chemical Industry, Upheld by Pure Science, Sustains the Production of Man's Necessities.’ The frontispiece to Hokusai's Illustrated Manual on Coloring of 1848 shows a fanatical painter holding five brushes in feet, hands, and mouth, all at work painting. The sisters saw that I was much taken by the book as a handsome period curiosity; also that I was intrigued by the frontispiece engraving of Connop, aged eleven. Indeed, a photograph of Pinka posing as Flush in a Victorian interior serves as the book's frontispiece. Yet the double-page spread of frontispiece and title page for Konstantin Biebl's collection of poems, With a Ship Importing Tea and Coffee, would have been a winner in the Bauhaus. As a frontispiece, the book reproduces a plate by Albrecht Durer from his 1498 Apocalypse of Saint John, in which the picture of a book prefigures millennial revelations. The trophies and insets painted in the vertical margins of the Soane frontispiece and title page may refer to those duties. Edwards's painting appeared twice, showcased as frontispiece and chapter illustration. Owning a photograph of the queen or of your party leader gave a new, direct form of association with national life, and many cheap biographies had real photographs mounted as frontispieces to suggest an intimate relationship. The frontispiece is a photograph of the oldest woman in the world and her son, Bulgarian peasants. Images are from the frontispiece to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein. Moreover, the identification of the now celebrated and no longer pseudonymous writer with his text was emphasized by an engraved frontispiece which reproduced the head and shoulders of Daniel Maclise's recent portrait of him. Inside I found a frontispiece of the sort once sees in books of fairy tales - it depicts a boy and his dog at the gates of something like a castle. This example, an oration delivered in a Jesuit school, was later printed with a frontispiece representing its visual equivalent. The images in the 15 black-and-white photographs, measuring roughly 24 x 20 inches in the original, are difficult to make out in their reproduction as the book's frontispiece. 2Architecture The principal face of a building. 〔建筑〕（建筑物的）主立面 Example sentencesExamples The image shows a campus with lush green lawns, classical architecture and a brick frontispiece displaying a sign that reads ‘State College’. It came with a frontispiece showing damage caused by fascist artillery to the Goya Foundation. It was a low, flat building with arched windows and a central balcony and square frontispiece, with the post office occupying one wing. The first was a low, flat building with arched windows and a central balcony and square frontispiece. 2.1 A decorated entrance. 有装饰的入口 Example sentencesExamples The frontispieces for the first three parts of The New Foundling Hospital for Wit are catalogued, respectively, no.s 4244, 4200, and 4245. 2.2 A pediment over a door or window. （门、窗上部的）三角顶饰 Example sentencesExamples In the lower half of the frontispiece, the Muses adorn the monument with attributes of their respective arts. Origin Late 16th century (in sense 2): from French frontispice or late Latin frontispicium 'facade', from Latin frons, front- 'front' + specere 'to look'. The change in the ending (early in the word's history) was by association with piece. Definition of frontispiece in US English: frontispiece nounˈfrən(t)isˌpēsˈfrən(t)ɪsˌpis 1An illustration facing the title page of a book. （书籍的）卷首插图，扉画 Example sentencesExamples In some ways, the writhing full-page illustrations are relief to the genre-scene frontispieces. The frontispiece is a photograph of the oldest woman in the world and her son, Bulgarian peasants. Passerotti's Self-Portrait with Skeleton, Ecorche and Nudes, early 1580s (Warsaw University Library), is presumed to have been drawn as the frontispiece for his book. Yet the double-page spread of frontispiece and title page for Konstantin Biebl's collection of poems, With a Ship Importing Tea and Coffee, would have been a winner in the Bauhaus. Images are from the frontispiece to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein. This example, an oration delivered in a Jesuit school, was later printed with a frontispiece representing its visual equivalent. The trophies and insets painted in the vertical margins of the Soane frontispiece and title page may refer to those duties. I have pasted over the frontispiece a drawing of Yeats by the Senior Yeats which this edition does not reprint from The Trembling of the Veil. The sisters saw that I was much taken by the book as a handsome period curiosity; also that I was intrigued by the frontispiece engraving of Connop, aged eleven. Owning a photograph of the queen or of your party leader gave a new, direct form of association with national life, and many cheap biographies had real photographs mounted as frontispieces to suggest an intimate relationship. Moreover, the identification of the now celebrated and no longer pseudonymous writer with his text was emphasized by an engraved frontispiece which reproduced the head and shoulders of Daniel Maclise's recent portrait of him. The frontispiece to Hokusai's Illustrated Manual on Coloring of 1848 shows a fanatical painter holding five brushes in feet, hands, and mouth, all at work painting. Edwards's painting appeared twice, showcased as frontispiece and chapter illustration. The first illustration was a colour frontispiece entitled ‘Chemical Industry, Upheld by Pure Science, Sustains the Production of Man's Necessities.’ As a child, Henriette posed for her father's illustration for the frontispiece. Inside I found a frontispiece of the sort once sees in books of fairy tales - it depicts a boy and his dog at the gates of something like a castle. The images in the 15 black-and-white photographs, measuring roughly 24 x 20 inches in the original, are difficult to make out in their reproduction as the book's frontispiece. Known for hiring some of the best artists of the day to illustrate his publications, Bell provided each volume with fine engravings, including frontispieces of contemporary actors and actresses. As a frontispiece, the book reproduces a plate by Albrecht Durer from his 1498 Apocalypse of Saint John, in which the picture of a book prefigures millennial revelations. Indeed, a photograph of Pinka posing as Flush in a Victorian interior serves as the book's frontispiece. 2Architecture The principal face of a building. 〔建筑〕（建筑物的）主立面 Example sentencesExamples It was a low, flat building with arched windows and a central balcony and square frontispiece, with the post office occupying one wing. The first was a low, flat building with arched windows and a central balcony and square frontispiece. It came with a frontispiece showing damage caused by fascist artillery to the Goya Foundation. The image shows a campus with lush green lawns, classical architecture and a brick frontispiece displaying a sign that reads ‘State College’. 2.1 A decorated entrance. 有装饰的入口 Example sentencesExamples The frontispieces for the first three parts of The New Foundling Hospital for Wit are catalogued, respectively, no.s 4244, 4200, and 4245. 2.2 A pediment over a door or window. （门、窗上部的）三角顶饰 Example sentencesExamples In the lower half of the frontispiece, the Muses adorn the monument with attributes of their respective arts. Origin Late 16th century (in frontispiece (sense 2)): from French frontispice or late Latin frontispicium ‘facade’, from Latin frons, front- ‘front’ + specere ‘to look’. The change in the ending (early in the word's history) was by association with piece.
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