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front matter

noun as in preliminary pages

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Front matter consisting of a blurb and a list of other publications by the author has been moved to the end of the text.

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The frontispiece illustration and introductory front matter has been moved to follow the title page.

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Inexplicably, the pagination of this text's front matter runs i-xi, then begins again at v for the list of plates and reviews.

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The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the front matter.

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The cover image has been created using the information from and design of the original front matter.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to front matter, such as: explanatory matter, introduction, preface, preliminaries, preliminary, and prelims.

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