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The book of codes : (Record no. 385)

000 -LEADER
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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 15948450
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OSt
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20200206083255.0
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
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)ocn428433188
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency KCST
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code lccopycat
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number Z103
Item number .B56 2009
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 652.8
Item number Bo
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. 2009.
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 --
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?
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Ciphers.
9 (RLIN) 1302
Topical term or geographic name entry element Cryptography.
9 (RLIN) 1303
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lunde, Paul,
Dates associated with a name 1943-
9 (RLIN) 1304
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>
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>
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme
Koha item type Book
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Permanent Location Current Location Date acquired Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
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