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There are many elements that could appear, although not all elements appear in all books. These include things like a copyright page, a title page, a dedication page, a foreword, and a table of contents.
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A short quote at the beginning of a book or chapter is called an epigram.

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The meaning is similar, but such a quote is actually referred to as an 'epigraph'.

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The name for a quotation before a book begins is an epigraph.

If the epigraph is only one line, it is called and epigram.

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It's called an epigraph.

There is also an Archaeology-based epigraph.

It is not an epigram (think: witty saying) and it is not an epitaph (think: tombstone engraving).

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If you mean generally there is a face page, and chapter pages.

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