Recto and verso
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Recto is the "right" or "front" side and verso is the "left" or "back" side when text is written or printed on a leaf of paper in a bound item such as a codex, book, broadsheet, or pamphlet.
Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany, f. 189v-190r
Liji
Hypatian Codex, folio 3 verso, pencil-marked "3 об" in the top left corner. At Izbornyk, this is written as "/л.3об./".
Book design
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Book design is the graphic art of determining the visual and physical characteristics of a book. The design process begins after an author and editor finalize the manuscript, at which point it is pass
Recto and verso
…page numbers with pencils, which could be easily corrected with an eraser (rubber) without doing significant damage to the precious archival materials. Book design Obverse and reverse in coins…
Design by Hans Holbein the Younger for a metalwork book cover (or treasure binding)
Initial on the opening page of a book printed by the Kelmscott Press
The spine of the book is an important aspect in book design, especially in the cover design. When the books are stacked up or stored in a shelf, the details on the spine is the only visible surface that contains the information about the book. In a book store, it is often the details on the spine that attract the attention first.
Books with different spine orientations: ascending (left); descending (middle); upright (right)