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Picture books

Scope note

Use for books in which pictures predominate over text, especially those intended for children or marginal readers.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300026446

Broader Terms used

<document genres by form>

Narrower Terms used

toy books
stories without words

Equivalent Terms used

picture book

Created

13yrs ago

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