Half-title

An epitome of the full title, which is placed in the centre of the preceding odd page to prevent the full title heing worked as a single leaf. It is also placed at the head of the opening page of the text of a hook. It should be set in the neatest and simplest manner possible, and should tlie matter extend to three or more lines it should, if possible, be displayed in a similar manner to the title page, but in rather smaller type. The space occupied by the half-title will vary according to the width of margin in the succeeding pages, the size of the page, and the openness or closeness of the lines of the text. The degree of taste possessed by the compositor is invariably shown by the appearance of the title and half-title. The latter is sometimes called a “bastard title.”