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* ''Dr. Ankowitschs Kleines Universal-Handbuch'', containing a large variety of practical and some of the rather bizarre points of information, from how to clean a feather boa to the break-down schematics of BMW Isetta 250-model's chassis. Sadly this book is apparently only available in Germany and Finland.
* The 44th edition of the ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'' is another candidate and expanded far beyond what the title suggested, unlike later editions.
* Rutters were a combination of a downplayed version of this and [[Treasure Map]] (they were after all for the purpose of getting, well, treasure). They were a custom in Medieval times of Ship's Captains keeping almanacs including a series of charts usually with the harbors disproportionately enlarged (that is after all a place where you absolutely have to come closer to shore than needed to take landmarks). Other things include local navigational notes, commentary on customs and politics needed to get into the local market without [[Culture Clash]], and regular business contacts. Some rutters were secrets of a family or merchant house and passed down as an inheiritance. Toward the end of the Middle Ages some printers started publishing more generic rutters for anyone traversing a given route.
**There were overland versions of this. One famous one in American history is ''The Prairie Traveller'' which was a guidebook for migrants on the Oregon Trail.
* [[The Talmud]].
* Does the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' count?
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