Many books consist (on the inside, so apart from their cover) of three parts (cf. Wikipedia):
- The "front matter" a.k.a. "prelims", consisting of title page and if applicable, dedication(s), table of contents, foreword(s), etc.
- The "body matter", which holds the books actual main content
- The "back matter" or "end matter", consisting of appendices, glossaries, bibliographies, indices, etc.
Sometimes, this terminology is extended to other genres of text, like articles, where the "front matter" may just consist of the preceding summary (if any) or introduction.
What would be a good Esperanto term to capture the concept of "front matter"? As Esperanto has its own history of printed books, is there maybe even an already established presfakvorto for it?