Endpaper
An element of a document construction in the form of a paper sheet which binds a book block to the inner side of the cover. Endpapers are usually manufactured from special security paper which differs from the paper of inner pages. Some documents may not have endpaper made of paper.
Types of endpapers in passports and travel documents:
- front endpaper (inner side of the cover that precedes the title page);
- back endpaper (inner side of the cover at the end of the document).
Fig. 1. Denmark. Travel document (Convention of 28 July 1951) issued in 1993. Page spread (cover – page 1). The cover is bound to the book block with a thermo thread. There is no paper endpaper
Fig. 2. DPRK. Passport (for an official trip) issued in 2000. Page spread (page 40 – back endpaper). The paper of the endpaper is the same as the paper of the passport inner pages
Fig. 3. Hong Kong. Passport issued in 2003. Page spread (page 32 – back endpaper). The back endpaper is the data page. Paper substrate
Fig. 4. Portugal. Diplomatic passport issued in 2001. Page spread (front endpaper – page 1). The image on the endpaper is printed by intaglio. Paper substrate