Post by account_disabled on Dec 28, 2023 3:31:28 GMT -5
Writing a book also involves writing the so-called " paratext ". What is the paratext? It is simply all that text that is around (para- from the Greek παρά “near”) the text. Even the very name of the author and the title of the book and chapters are paratext. But today we are interested in all that preliminary and final text to the actual content of the book. In short, everything that has nothing creative, but is only informative. Yet necessary. When writing a book to have it published by a publishing house, we have to worry very little about the paratext: much of it is written by editors and collaborators. But if we self-publish, we have to think of everything ourselves.
Or in any case we need to know how all the contents of our book are organized, to entrust part of the paratext to others. Eyelet It is also called a half-title and is generally just a line that shows the title of the book on a blank page and precedes the title page. Eyelet Frontispiece It derives from the Latin frontispicium , that is, the front part. It is therefore the first Special Data page of a book, which contains the name of the author, the title of the book and the name of the publisher. It is said that the place and date of printing are sometimes also present on the title page. Frontispiece Colophon The colophon or colophon (another derivation from the Greek κολοϕών, meaning extremity) contains a series of information relating to the printing of the book, therefore it contains the date and place of printing, the copyright, the name of the responsible director, any original title if the book is translated, the type of edition, etc.
Colophon Epigraph I don't know if it is exactly correct to use the word "quotation" as a synonym for "epigraph". Deriving from the Greek Ἐπιγραϕή, that is, something "written above", the epigraph is actually placed as confirmation of the text that follows. But it is still a quote, taken from an illustrious work. Exergue or quotation It derives from the Greek ἐξ «outside» and ἔργον «work». It was an inscription or motto that was placed on medals. Said this way because, precisely, outside the work. It is a sentence, a sentence, a passage taken from a work and relevant, even if decontextualized, to the book. Usually the text is written right justified and in smaller fonts than the rest. Citation Dedication It is a phrase used by the author to offer the book to a loved one. It is written in the same way as the exergue.
Or in any case we need to know how all the contents of our book are organized, to entrust part of the paratext to others. Eyelet It is also called a half-title and is generally just a line that shows the title of the book on a blank page and precedes the title page. Eyelet Frontispiece It derives from the Latin frontispicium , that is, the front part. It is therefore the first Special Data page of a book, which contains the name of the author, the title of the book and the name of the publisher. It is said that the place and date of printing are sometimes also present on the title page. Frontispiece Colophon The colophon or colophon (another derivation from the Greek κολοϕών, meaning extremity) contains a series of information relating to the printing of the book, therefore it contains the date and place of printing, the copyright, the name of the responsible director, any original title if the book is translated, the type of edition, etc.
Colophon Epigraph I don't know if it is exactly correct to use the word "quotation" as a synonym for "epigraph". Deriving from the Greek Ἐπιγραϕή, that is, something "written above", the epigraph is actually placed as confirmation of the text that follows. But it is still a quote, taken from an illustrious work. Exergue or quotation It derives from the Greek ἐξ «outside» and ἔργον «work». It was an inscription or motto that was placed on medals. Said this way because, precisely, outside the work. It is a sentence, a sentence, a passage taken from a work and relevant, even if decontextualized, to the book. Usually the text is written right justified and in smaller fonts than the rest. Citation Dedication It is a phrase used by the author to offer the book to a loved one. It is written in the same way as the exergue.