Book design Book design An afterword is a literary device that is often found at the end of a piece of literature. It generally covers the story of how the book came into being, or how the idea for the book was developed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Afterword"
A blurb is a short summary or some words of praise accompanying a creative work, usually refering to the words on the back of the book but also commonly seen on DVD and Video cases, Web portals and news websites. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blurb"
Book design is the art of incorporating the content, style, format, design, and sequence of the various components of a book into a coherent whole. ...more on Wikipedia about "Book design"
A chapter is one of the main divisions of a piece of writing of relative length, such as a book, being comprised of multiple pages. Chapters can be numbered in the case of such writings as law code (see Chapter 7 or Chapter 11) or they can be titled. For example, the first chapters of some well-known novels are titled: ...more on Wikipedia about "Chapter (books)"
In publishing, a colophon describes details of the production of a book. This information generally includes the typefaces used, and often the names of their designers; the paper, ink and details of the binding materials and methods may also receive mention. In the case of technical books, a colophon may specify the software used to prepare the text and diagrams for publication. Detailed colophons are a characteristic feature of limited edition and private press printing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colophon (book)"
The dust jacket (sometimes dust wrapper, abbreviated dj or dw) of a hardback book is the paper, usually illustrated and including front and back flaps, that protects the binding of the book from scratches. However, since dust jackets themselves have value, aesthetic and sometimes financial, they themselves are sometimes wrapped in transparent, acetate book jacket covers. In the world of book collecting the presence or absence of an original dust jacket has a significant impact on a collectible book's value. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dust jacket"
A fore-edge painting is a scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book such that the painting is not visible when the book is closed. In order to view the painting, the leaves of the book must be fanned, exposing the edges of the pages and thereby the painting. Generally, gilt or marbling will be applied by the bookbinder after the painting has dried so as to make the painting completely invisible when the book is closed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fore-edge painting" My way is www.shortopedia.com
A glossary is a list of terms with the definitions for those terms. Traditionally, a glossary appears at the end a book and includes terms within that book which are either newly introduced or at least uncommon. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Glossary"
(Golden section (page proportion)) * Tschichold, Jan, The Form of the Book (1991), Hartley & Marks, ISBN 0-88179-116-4 ...more on Wikipedia about "Golden section (page proportion)"
The Gutenberg canon is the canon used by Johann Gutenberg to design the page layout of books. It adapts the proportions used by medieval scribes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gutenberg canon"
An intentionally blank page is a page that is devoid of content, and may be unexpected. Such pages may serve purposes ranging from place-holding to space-filling and content separation. Sometimes, these pages carry a notice such as, "This page is intentionally left blank." The phrase is a self-refuting meta-reference, in that it falsifies itself by its very existence on the page in question. Such notices typically appear in printed works, such as manuals and exam papers, in which the reader might otherwise suspect that the blank pages are due to a printing error and where missing pages might have serious consequences. ...more on Wikipedia about "Intentionally blank page"
A postface is the opposite of a preface, a brief article or explanatory information placed at the end of a book. Sometimes general information about a book and the people for whom it was written is at the back of the book in a postface. In ancient Chinese works, the postface is called 序/叙言. ...more on Wikipedia about "Postface"
A preface (Med. Latin prefatia, for classical praefatio, praefari, to speak beforehand) is an introduction to a book, also any preliminary or introductory statement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Preface"
The Print space (German Satzspiegel) is a typographic term and determines the effective area on the paper of a book, journal or other press work. The print space is limited by the surrounding borders, or in other words the gutters outside the printed area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Print space"
The recto of a broadsheet, pamphlet or any printed document is the side that is meant to be read first or the right-hand page of a folded sheet. It is a term of art in printing and publishing and can be applied more broadly to any field where physical documents are exchanged. ...more on Wikipedia about "Recto"
A table of contents is an organized list of titles for quick information on the summary of a book or document and quickly directing the reader to any topic. Usually, printed tables of contents indicate page numbers where each section starts, while online ones offer links to go to each section. In English works the table of contents is at the beginning of a book; in French it is at the back, by the index. ...more on Wikipedia about "Table of contents"
The title page of a book, abbreviated t.p., is the page near the front which displays its title, and conventionally its author and publisher. It is the most important part of the front matter or preliminaries of a book, and may contain a fuller title than the cover. Further information about the publication of the book, including its copyright, is frequently printed on the verso of the title page. ...more on Wikipedia about "Title page"
Traditional Chinese bookbinding refers to the method of bookbinding the Chinese (as well as Koreans and Japanese) have used for centuries since the discovery of paper. It is also called stitched binding. ...more on Wikipedia about "Traditional Chinese bookbinding"
The Van de Graaf canon, used in book design to divide a page in pleasing proportions. This canon is also known as the "secret canon" used in many medieval manuscripts and incunabula. ...more on Wikipedia about "Van de Graaf canon"
The verso of a broadsheet, pamphlet or any printed document is the side that is meant to be read second or the left-hand page of a folded sheet. It is a term of art in printing and publishing and can be applied more broadly to any field where physical documents are exchanged. ...more on Wikipedia about "Verso"
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