What are the blank pages at the end of a book called?

What are the blank pages at the end of a book called?

Answer has 4 votes. Also, a blank page at the beginning or end of a book is called a flyleaf.

Why do they put blank pages at the end of books?

Intentionally blank pages placed at the end of books are often used to balance the folios that make up the book (see bookbinding). Often these pages are completely blank with no such statement or are used as "Notes" pages, serving a practical purpose.

What is the last page in a book called?

The appendices of a book, which appear at the end of it, can include an index, a bibliography or list of references, and other appended material. As noted in other answers, the last chapter in a novel, describing events after the last scene and wrapping up unresolved plot lines, can be called the epilogue.

What are pages of a book called?

The sheets of paper that make up the pages of a book are called the leaves. The hard cover of most commercially bound books is known as the case.