The frontispiece of a book is a picture at the beginning, opposite the page with the title on.
frontispiece in British English
(ˈfrʌntɪsˌpiːs)
noun
1.
an illustration facing the title page of a book
2.
the principal façade of a building; front
3.
a pediment, esp an ornamented one, over a door, window, etc
Word origin
C16 frontispice, from French, from Late Latin frontispicium façade, inspection of the forehead, from Latin frōns forehead + specere to look at; influenced by piece
frontispiece in American English
(ˈfrʌntɪsˌpis)
noun
1. Obsolete
the first page, esp. the title page, of a book
2.
an illustration facing the title page of a book
3. Architecture
a.
the main facade
b.
a pediment over a door, window, etc.
Word origin
OFr < LL frontispicium, front of a church, front view < L frons, front1 + specere, to look: see spy
Examples of 'frontispiece' in a sentence
frontispiece
The facade of the house was even grander than the back and its frontispiece was an immense wraparound porch.