work of reference
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The accessibility and the miraculous compactness of this set are bound to be its huge selling point; as a handy work of reference, certainly, it's hard to fault.
From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2013
But that is precisely the accolade bestowed upon it by the Miele Guide � a recently launched work of reference that aspires to be to Asia what the Michelin is to Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is absolutely indispensable, as a work of reference, for any serious study of Greek history.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
It will be seen that the chapter is somewhat subordinate to the others, its chief purpose being to furnish a kind of digest of the poem, to be used principally as a work of reference.
From The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography by Tinker, Chauncey Brewster
This standard work of reference has been revised throughout, and enlarged by the addition of an extra chapter on Peerage Dignities.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
