coffee-table book
Oversized illustrated tome
A coffee-table book is a large, lavishly illustrated hardcover book meant more for browsing than reading cover to cover.
The name comes from its intended display location—lying flat on a living room table where guests might flip through it.
Subjects tend toward photography, art, fashion, or travel: She gave him a coffee-table book about mid-century architecture.
- oversizeLarger than usual
- full colorUsing complete chromatic range
- fold-outHinged to extend outward
- editionSingle published version
- volumeAmount of space filled
large format · collection · illustrated · furniture · living room · decoration · photography · browsing · hardcover · tactile · visual · storytelling · page turner · display · cultural preservation · art · home decor · sophistication
coffee-table booktextbook
Academic subject manual
dissertation · heavy reading · technical manual · tome · page-turner
coffee-table bookpocket edition
Compact-format publication
chapbook · pamphlet · dime novel · digest · airport novel
coffee-table bookacademic journal
Peer-reviewed research publication
reference manual · legal document · technical manual · legal brief · white paper
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