1. illustrated pages facing the title pages of books
Usage: plural of frontispiece

Examples

• The rare book collection featured elaborate frontispieces in many volumes.
• Victorian novels often included detailed frontispieces depicting key scenes.
• The publisher decided to include frontispieces in all their classic reprints.
• Art historians study the frontispieces of 18th-century books for cultural insights.
• The library’s exhibition showcased beautiful frontispieces from medieval manuscripts.
• Many first editions are valued partly for their original frontispieces.