coffee-table book

a book that is more suitable for display than for reading, typically, an oversize, illustrated book left on the coffee table for visitors to examine. This book is more of a coffee-table book than an art book. I prefer something more scholarly. We purchased a coffee-table book for Jan's birthday.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Onyekachi	-	Western African, Igbo
Yin	-	Chinese
Catharine	['kæθərin]
Giustina	joos-TEE-nah	Italian
Atherton	['æθətən]
Lutgard	LOOT-gahrt	German (Archaic)