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Preface

Introduction to a book or other literary work by the author

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Paper drilling
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Epigraph (literature)

Short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter

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Colophon (publishing)

Brief statement of information about a book

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Chapter (books)

Section of text in a book

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Edge index

Index formed by marks on the edges of printed pages

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Dust jacket

Paper wrapper for a book

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Dedication (publishing)

Part of a book

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Canons of page construction

Principles of page layout

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Book size

Form a book is produced into

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Blurb

Short promotional written piece accompanying a creative work

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Printer's mark

Symbol used as a trademark by printers

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Printer's key

Typesetting practice

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Treasure binding

Luxurious book cover using metalwork in gold or silver, jewels, or ivory

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Book cover

Protective covering used to bind together the pages of a book

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Subtitle (titling)

Explanatory or alternate title

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Book design

Styling, formatting and designing the layout of a book's contents

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Ex libris (bookplate)

Label affixed to a book to indicate ownership

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Paper size

Standard sizes of paper

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Title page

Page at or near the front of a book on which its publishing information is displayed

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Supralibros
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Wallbook
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Marginalia

Marks made in margins of book pages

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Epilogue

Literary device

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Text annotation

Adding a note or gloss to a text

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Vellum

Animal skin used as a writing material

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Foreword

Introductory section of a book

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