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Headpiece (also spelledhead-piece), is adecoration printed in the blank space at the beginning of a chapter or other division of a book, usually an ornamental panel,printer's ornament or a smallillustration done by a professionalillustrator.[1]
The use of decorative headpieces inmanuscripts was inherited by themedievalWest fromlate Antique andByzantine book production, and enjoyed particular popularity during theRenaissance.[2]
Headpieces, sometimes incorporating arubric or heading, as well asZoomorphic andanthropomorphic motifs were used widely in manuscripts and in editions of the Bible in the 15th century.
Similarly, a tailpiece is located at the end of a chapter or section.
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