title page

The title page of a book, thesis or other written work is the page at or near the front which displays its title, and author, as well as other information. This is no longer synonymous with frontispiece in modern usage.

Title page of a 1599 Bible, engraved

Title pages in books

The title page is one of the least important parts of the "front matter" or "preliminaries" of a book^{[citation needed]}, and may contain a shorter 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. Also included is the ISBN and printers key also known as the number line which indicates the printing status.

The first printed books or incunabula did not have title pages. The text would begin on the first page, and the book would have to be identified by the initial words or incipit.

Title pages in papers and thesis

The title page of a thesis or essay is the work's first page. It lists the title of the work, and the name of the title.

In the case of an academic paper, the title page also lists class information (such as the course name and number), identification information (such as the student number), the date, name of the professor, and name of the institution. The title page is not numbered.

Title pages are not required in all citation styles; instead, some styles require that the same information is placed at the top of the essay's first page.

The title page for a thesis contains the full title, the author's name and academic credentials, the degree-granting faculty and department name, the name of the university and date of graduation, and the universal copyright symbol. The thesis title page is usually page i, but is not numbered; the abstract (page ii) is the first numbered page.

See also

• Book design

External links

• GLASGOW UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT, Book of the Month
• High resolution scans of title pages

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