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COFFEE TABLE BOOK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
- Computer Hardware
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electronic coffee-table book
1, record 1, English, electronic%20coffee%2Dtable%20book
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Microsoft's Bill Gates newly formed company, Continuum Productions, is collecting the digital rights to many of the great works of art and creating electronic coffee-table books, available now on CD-ROMs and eventually on networks. 2, record 1, English, - electronic%20coffee%2Dtable%20book
Record 1, Key term(s)
- electronic coffee table book
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
- Matériel informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- album électronique
1, record 1, French, album%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- album virtuel 2, record 1, French, album%20virtuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Album d'art sur support électronique. 3, record 1, French, - album%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Edición y venta de libros
- Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- álbum electrónico
1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1lbum%20electr%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- revistero electrónico 2, record 1, Spanish, revistero%20electr%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun, Spain
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coffee table book
1, record 2, English, coffee%20table%20book
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- coffee table edition 2, record 2, English, coffee%20table%20edition
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an oversized, expensive, and richly illustrated book usually dealing with a specialized subject and designed for display on a coffee table or like. (Barnhart Dict. of New Words Since 1963) 3, record 2, English, - coffee%20table%20book
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
on a specific subject, with lush illustrations usually placed in view 3, record 2, English, - coffee%20table%20book
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A large, lavishly produced book with many illustrations and, often, an inferior text, esp. one for ostentatious display as on a coffee table. 1, record 2, English, - coffee%20table%20book
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
- Édition et librairie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- beau livre grand format 1, record 2, French, beau%20livre%20grand%20format
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- livre cadeau 2, record 2, French, livre%20cadeau
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette manifestation devrait aider les professionnels (...) de l'édition d'art à sortir du ghetto du livre-cadeau. 2, record 2, French, - beau%20livre%20grand%20format
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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