fron‧tis‧piece /ˈfrʌntəspiːs, ˈfrʌntɪspiːs/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: frontispice 'front of a building', from Late Latin frontispicium 'view of the front', from Latin frons 'front' + specere 'to look at']
a picture or photograph at the beginning of a book, usually opposite the page with the title on it
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