Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

beaux livres

English translation:

high-quality illustrated books

Added to glossary by Claire Cox
Oct 9, 2005 23:45
18 yrs ago
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French term

beaux livres

French to English Art/Literary Printing & Publishing Publishing fields
How on earth does one translate this French concept? From a list of publishing fields covered by specific publishing houses along with fiction, carnets de voyage, etc. Any ideas very gratefully received....

Discussion

Claire Cox (asker) Oct 10, 2005:
Thanks to you both - I'd thought of both of these options (despite the lateness of the hour!) but am vaguely dissatisfied with them both. I'm not sure whether coffee table books is too flippant to be an actual publishing field (although I suspect it's what they are), yet fine books isn't a term I'm actually familiar with...

Proposed translations

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high-quality illustrated books

This is what publishers themselves often say they produce :-)
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agree SusanMurray : although I'm not an expert, this one sounds good and googling "high-quality illustrated books" gives lots of interesting results confirming your answer.
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thanks Susan
agree Marijana Vujkov : Seems like a good, descriptive solution.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to everyone, but I felt this one fitted best in the context"
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fine books

Quoi d'autre ?
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agree sporran
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agree Will Matter : Very good. I racked my brain but it's the end of a long & very stressful week & I just couldn't get it. An American synonym might be"coffee table book" they are large, ornate, well-made, expensive & meant to be displayed / perused.
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agree Virginie Lafage
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agree Ford Prefect
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Art books or coffee table books

These cost a lot.

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A coffee table book is a style of hardcover A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with leather, cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine, although most modern commercial hardcover books have a glued spine, like a paperback.

Hardcover books are much more durable than paperbacks, which have flexible, easily damaged paper covers and glued spines.
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In library and information science, a book is called a monograph to distinguish it from serial publications such as magazines, journals or newspapers.
..... Click the link for more information. designed to rest on a coffee table A coffee table is a style of long, low table which is designed to be placed in front of a couch, to support beverages (hence the name), magazines, books, and other small items to be used while sitting. Coffee tables may also incorporate cabinets for storage. See also Coffee table book

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Peer comment(s):

agree Will Matter : Was posting a comment above while you were entering your answer. Both of your suggestions are excellent. Ap kaise ho?
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Shukriya. Main teek huun aur aap?
agree Julio Torres : I was looking for a different concept about beaux livres, but most of the links I found were about art. You're right.
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Thanks Julio
agree Sara Freitas
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Thanks Sara
agree Sylvia Smith
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Thanks Sylvia
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beautiful books

If you try and translate any of these pages, the translation of "beaux livres" will be "beautiful books".

Jeunesse - Beaux Livres - [ Translate this page ]
De beaux livres pour tous les goûts, pour les petits et les grands curieux ! ...
D’autres ouvrages documentaires de la collection Beaux livres plairont aux ...
www.hurtubisehmh.com/jeunesse/jeunesse03.asp - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

beaux livres - [ Translate this page ]
LE SITE DU KANGOUROU - CALENDRIER - SUJETS - INSCRIPTIONS.
www.mathkang.org/catalogue/beauxlivres.html - 18k - Cached - Similar pages

Beaux livres - [ Translate this page ]
Dans ce service, L'Internaute propose à ses lecteurs de faire part de leurs
lectures favorites du moment, d'échanger des idées d'ouvrages à lire, ...
livres.linternaute.com/asp/ document/dossier.asp?f_id_dossier=206 - 48k - 8 Oct 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

Karthala : relation nord sud, sciences humaines, sciences sociales ... - [ Translate this page ]
... histoire afrique politique africaine sciences humaines sciences sociales voyage
ancien reedition voyage relation nord sud. Thème : Beaux livres ...



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The answer of coleague Levy is good description of beautiful books.

Compare a translation...

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http://www.ciao.fr/Beaux_Livres_5086_3

Peer comment(s):

disagree Sara Freitas : "beaux livres" are a specific type of book as stated by the other answerers
19 hrs
Thanks Sara. I appreciate your comment. However, I am quite sure about this one.
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