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  2. The Real Reason Designers Style Books Backwards on Shelves - AOL

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    RELATED: 21 Minimalist Bedroom Ideas That Still Feel Plenty Cozy If you watch a lot of design shows, you’ve probably noticed books styled this way in, well, just about every major reveal.

  3. Book design - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Book frontispiece - Wikipedia

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    A frontispiece in books is a decorative or informative illustration facing a book's title page, usually on the left-hand, or verso, page opposite the right-hand, or recto page of a book. [1] In some ancient editions or in modern luxury editions the frontispiece features thematic or allegorical elements, in others is the author's portrait that ...

  5. Recto and verso - Wikipedia

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    The terms are shortened from Latin: rēctō foliō and versō foliō (which translate as "on the right side of the leaf" and "on the back side of the leaf"). The two opposite pages themselves are called folium rēctum and folium versum in Latin, [1] and the ablative rēctō, versō already imply that the text on the page (and not the physical page itself) are referred to.

  6. Foredge shelving - Wikipedia

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    Foredge shelving may damage the spine and joints of a book. A possible reason for doing it was that leaving the spine facing up makes it easier to see the call number, which is usually located on the spine. The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) recommends that books should never be stored on the foredge. Instead, it is recommended ...

  7. Fore-edge painting - Wikipedia

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    The fundamental difference between the two fore-edge styles is that a painting on the closed edge is painted directly on the book's surface (the fore-edge being the opposite of the spine side). In contrast, the fanned fore-edge style has watercolor applied to the top or bottom margin (recto or verso) of the page/leaf and not to the actual "fore ...

  8. 'Fly 1,500 miles home with me to vote': These Americans are ...

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    Some of those who are making the trek, like Samantha Balsham, tell Yahoo Life that the effort is worth it to make sure their vote counts. At 19 years old, this presidential election is the first ...

  9. 39 passive income ideas to help you make money in 2024 - AOL

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    SoFi shares 39 ideas to make passive income in 2024, plus benefits, precautions, and drawbacks of doing so. ... The opposite of passive income is active income, which usually involves a job and is ...