frontispiece

noun

1. An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.

   “The viaduct was illustrated as a frontispiece to THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE of September, 1938. [In this case, the frontispiece is between the title page and the first article.]”

2. (archaic)The title page of a book.
3. A façade, especially an ornamental one.
4. A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
5. (archaic, humorous, slang)A person's face.

   “He carries on his frontispiece the indubitable marks of a money-dealer. His is one of those peculiar faces […]”

verb

1. (rare, transitive)To supply with a frontispiece.

   “The novel was frontispieced with a portrait of the author.”