A frame is to a painting, what the cover is to a book and the title sequence is to a film, as they are all paratextual comparisons. These works are mutable, sometimes having no relation to the actual text, painting or film surrounding them, however they cannot be removed because they become part of the work. A paratext is something that was created for a work, but not by the original author of that work. They are also works that accessorise a main work, otherwise called perergon. These paratexts may not be entirely necessary, although without them some elements of the works may be lost. A painting without a frame would still be a painting, the same goes for a book and a film. Book frames and covers are not autonomous, there is no reason for a book or frame to be different from the work it contains. Artists and designers strive to transform them into beautiful objects and very often become known for doing just that, making them somewhat unsuccessful in their purpose. Each paratext is similar and different from each other in many ways. What ties them together is that they are all parergon. Technically a book cover is not necessary at all and could be seen as an excess ornamentation, quite similar to what a frame is for a painting. A book without a cover is still the same book, just as a painting is still a painting without a frame. A film on the other hand needs the title sequence for legal reasons, this being the main reason for its appearance at the beginning of the film. The main differences between a book cover and a frame are that the frame does not entirely cover the work and is seen by the viewer together with the painting, adding visual aesthetics to the pai...... center of the paper.... . .the artist would create the painting knowing where it would be placed within the architectural foundations of the church. A book cover, however, is almost always created after the text has been written, making them two completely separate objects that are only forced together because of the book's binding. In a way this means that a book cover is a necessary accessory. Otherwise known as parergon. A work that is ancillary to the main work. Any ancient statue of a person is also an excellent example of this. Many Roman and Greek statues use draperies on the body of their statues. The drapery on a statue is an example of parergon. The drapery is not an integral part of the statue. The integral part is the actual body of the statue, i.e. the torso, arms, face and legs. The drapery is just an added ornament that frames the body of the statue.