Category
page 1Handbooks and manuals
do it yourself
building, modifying, or repairing something without the aid of experts or professionals
handbook
thumb|A technician referring to an instructional handbook for the operation of a machine
thumb|upright|Early 20th century handbook for operating a motor car
A handbook is a type of reference work, or other collection of instructions, that is intended to provide ready reference. The term originally applied to a small or portable book containing information useful for its owner, but the Oxford English Dictionary defines the current sense as "any book ... giving information such as facts on a particular subject, guidance in some art or occupation, instructions for operating a machine, or informat
For Dummies
series of instructional/reference books
strategy guide
instruction book that contains hints or complete solutions to a specific video game
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
comprehensive one-volume reference resource for science research
Escorial Taktikon
book that lists Byzantine offices, dignities, and titles composed in Constantinople
Kletorologion
The '''Klētorologion of Philotheos' () is the longest and most important of the Byzantine lists of offices and court precedence (Taktika). It was published in September 899 during the reign of Emperor Leo VI the Wise (r. 886–912) by the otherwise unknown prōtospatharios and atriklinēs Philotheos. As atriklinēs, Philotheos would have been responsible for receiving the guests for the imperial banquets (klētοria) and for conducting them to their proper seating places according to their place in the imperial hierarchy. In the preface to his work, he explicitly states that he compiled this treatise
Taktikon Uspensky
mid-9th century Greek document
How Wikipedia Works
2008 how-to reference book
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
book by Benjamin Spock
Wikipedia: The Missing Manual
book by John Broughton
aircraft safety card
aircraft document for emergency procedures
Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
online project meant to be a collection of special functions
A handbook on manners for children
book by Desiderius Erasmus
Kloran
thumb|Kloran of the Ku Klux Klan of Kanada
A Treatise on the Astrolabe
medieval instruction manual on the astrolabe by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Dancing Master
dancing manual containing the music and instructions for English country dances; first published in 1651 by John Playford
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
1934 reference book for chemical engineering
The American Practical Navigator
19th-century encyclopedia of maritime navigation
Michael Pearl
Controversial Author
American Standard of Perfection
official breed standard for the poultry fancy in North America
Screenplay
non-fiction work by Syd Field