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The book of codes : (Record no. 16692)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 2009281679
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control field DLC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20190729103929.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 091016s2009 cauab b 001 0 eng d
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2009281679
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780520260139
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0520260139
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)ocn428433188
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Original cataloging agency RIU
Transcribing agency RIU
Modifying agency BWX
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Authentication code lccopycat
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC)
Holding library EY8Z
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number Z103
Item number .B56 2009
245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The book of codes :
Remainder of title understanding the world of hidden messages : an illustrated guide to signs, symbols, ciphers, and secret languages /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Paul Lunde, general editor.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Berkeley, CA :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. University of California Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2009.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 279 p. :
Other physical details ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ;
Dimensions 26 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note THE FIRST CODES: Reading the landscape -- Tracking animals -- Bushcraft signs -- Early petroglyphs -- First writing systems -- Reading cuneiform -- Alphabets and scripts -- The evolution of numerical systems -- Linear A & Linear B -- The Phaistos disc -- The mystery of hieroglyphs -- Hieroglyphs revealed -- The riddle of the Maya -- Indigenous traditions -- SECTS, SYMBOLS, & SECRET SOCIETIES: Early Christians -- The pentangle -- Divination -- Heresies, sects and cults -- Rosslyn Chapel -- Alchemy -- Kabbalism -- Necromancy -- Rosicrucians -- Freemasons -- CODES FOR SECRECY: The art of concealment -- For your eyes only -- Frequency analysis -- Disguising ciphers -- Medieval cipher systems -- The Babington plot -- The da Vinci code -- Ciphertexts and keys -- Grilles -- Spies and black chambers -- Mechanical devices -- Hidden in plain sight -- COMMUNICATING AT A DISTANCE: Long-distance alarms -- Flag signals -- Semaphore and the telegraph -- Morse code -- Person to person -- CODES OF WAR: Classical codes of war -- The 'indecipherable' code -- The great cipher -- 19th-century innovations -- Military map codes -- Field signals -- The Zimmermann telegram -- Enigma: the 'unbreakable' system -- WWII codes and code breakers -- Cracking enigma -- Navajo windtalkers -- Cold war codes -- CODES OF THE UNDERWORLD: Street slang -- From Samurai to Yakuza -- Cockney rhyming slang -- The Mob -- Ramblers' sign language -- Cops and codes -- The zodiac mystery -- The zodiac legacy -- Graffiti -- Youth codes -- Digital subversion --
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note ENCODING THE WORLD: Describing time -- Describing form -- Force and motion -- Mathematics: the indescribable -- The periodic table -- Defining the world -- Encoding the landscape -- Navigation -- Taxonomy -- The genetic code -- Genetic ancestry -- Using the genetic code -- CODES OF CIVILIZATION: Codes of construction -- Taoist mysticism -- South Asian sacred imagery -- The language of Buddhism -- The patterns of Islam -- Mysteries of the North -- Medieval visual sermons -- Stained glass windows -- Renaissance iconography -- The age of reason -- Victoriana -- Textiles, carpets, and embroidery -- CODES OF COMMERCE: Commercial codes -- Brands & trademarks -- Makers' marks -- Codes of work -- Currency and counterfeits -- The book in your hands -- CODES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR: Body language -- Survival signals -- Sporting codes -- Etiquette -- Dressing your message -- Heraldry -- Formal dress codes -- Decoding the unconscious -- The language of dreams -- VISUAL CODES: Signs & signage -- Highway codes -- Challenged communication -- Describing music -- Musical scores -- Animal talk -- Extraterrestrials -- IMAGINARY CODES: Modern magic and mayhem -- The Bible code -- The Beale Papers -- Mystery and imagination -- Fantasy codes -- Doomsday codes -- THE DIGITAL AGE. The first computers -- Supercomputers -- Talking to computers -- Alice, Bob, & Eve -- Future medicine -- Where are codes taking us?
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Ciphers.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Cryptography.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lunde, Paul,
Dates associated with a name 1943-
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified Contributor biographical information
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/2009281679-b.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/2009281679-b.html</a>
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified Publisher description
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/2009281679-d.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/2009281679-d.html</a>
948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN)
Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) u248967
949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
a Z103 .B56 2009
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a 16692
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    Library of Congress Classification     Stacks 06/19/2018   Z103 .B56 2009 33039001083665 08/15/2023 1 Book

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