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frontispiece

illustration facing a book's title page
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Summary

frontispiece ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • frontispiece is a type of illustration[2].
  • frontispiece is part of book[3].
  • frontispiece's Commons category is recorded as Frontispieces[4].
  • frontispiece's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5].
  • frontispiece's different from is recorded as title page[6].
  • frontispiece's different from is recorded as frontispiece[7].

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Definition and Type

frontispiece is a type of illustration[2].

Use and Application

frontispiece is part of book[3].

Why It Matters

frontispiece ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).[1] frontispiece has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] frontispiece is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

book

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). frontispiece. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/frontispiece
MLA “frontispiece.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/frontispiece.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_frontispiece_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{frontispiece}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/frontispiece}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Jerimee · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → title page, frontispiece
    Wikipedia languages → ['as', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'e
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: frontispiece"
  2. 5w ago · Frognall · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → title page, frontispiece
    Subclass of → illustration
    Local thumb → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: title page"
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