preface to a book

  • 51Book of Concord — ▪ Lutheranism       collected doctrinal standards of Lutheranism in Germany, published in German (June 25, 1580) and in Latin (1584). Its publication concluded a 30 year effort to heal the divisions that had broken out in the Lutheran movement… …

    Universalium

  • 52Preface — Brussels holds a unique place in European municipal history stemming, first and foremost, from its physical location. A relative latecomer among western European capitals, the city began as a military outpost situated in Europe s northwestern… …

    Historical Dictionary of Brussels

  • 53Preface — For Stacey, My own Beatrice I owe an important debt of gratitude to the contributors whose expertise helped put this book together. They are listed individually at the end of the volume, but I must specifically acknowledge the work of Albrecht… …

    Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • 54PREFACE —    The Proprietors of the Topographical Dictionary of Scotland feel they shall stand excused if they indulge in some expression of pride and satisfaction, on presenting their Subscribers with the concluding portion of their great undertaking in… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 55preface — [ˈprefəs] noun [C] an introduction to a book or a speech …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 56Genetics and the Book of Mormon — The Book of Mormon, one of the four books of scripture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (see Standard Works ), is an account of a three groups of people. Two of these groups originated from Israel. There is generally no support… …

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  • 57Blue book — is a term used in various fields. It often refers to an almanac or other compilation of statistics and information. The Tennessee Blue Book traces the term to the large blue velvet covered books used for record keeping by the Parliament of the… …

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  • 58Bay Psalm Book — The Bay Psalm Book was the first book printed in British North America.The book is a Psalter, first printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Psalms in it are metrical translations into English. The translations are not particularly… …

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  • 59Seeds of change (book) — Infobox Book name = Seeds of Change image caption = author = Henry Hobhouse country = United Kingdom language = English subject = Human history, Plants publisher = Sidgwick Jackson (1st edition), Papermac (2nd edition) release date = 1985 (1st… …

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  • 60Proper preface — Preface Pref ace (?; 48), n. [F. pr[ e]face; cf. Sp. prefacio, prefacion, It. prefazio, prefazione; all fr. L. praefatio, fr. praefari to speak or say beforehand; prae before + fari, fatus, to speak. See {Fate}.] 1. Something spoken as… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English