Textual Research on the Flyleaf of Ancient Books

Abstract

Abstract: Clarifying the explicit meaning of the Flyleaf in the ancient books is helpful for the accuracyand standardization in cataloging the titles of ancient books. Flyleaf is an English word. It was originallytranslated as 飞页 in Chinese and soon evolved into a homophonic 扉页 . Through investing the recentdescription of the western-style binding and the periodicals it is found that the term flyleaf can refer tothe first image page after the cover of a book or periodical the inscription page the blank page in thebook the title page etc. and even a virtual reference. In the field of ancient books most of theinterpretations for Flyleaf in modern and contemporary theoretical works continue to use the meaning ofthe blank page which originating from the 飞页 . While the flyleaf mostly refers to the title page alsoknown as the inner cover Nei Feng and inside cover Li Feng in the actual description of ancient books.

Key words: Ancient books, Flyleaf, Title page, Inner cover

Wang Baosen1, 2 Yao Boyue2 (1 School of History and Culture Tianjin Normal University2 The Academy of Rare Book Preservation Tianjin Normal University). Textual Research on the Flyleaf of Ancient Books[J]. Libraly Journal, 2025, 44(416): 115-121.

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