Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Information Forms (hierarchy name)
5. information forms (objects)
6. document genres
7. [documents by function]
8. instructional materials

Narrower term/s

• builders' guides[+]
  • vāstuśāstra
• buyers' guides
• employees' manuals
• style manuals
• technical manuals[+]
  • operating manuals
  • data dictionaries
• training manuals
• pressbooks (theatre manuals)
• grimoires

Anotations

Scope note:

Books or treatises, often compendious, containing rules or instructions needed to perform tasks, operations, processes, occupations, arts, or studies, and intended to be used as reference while the task or study is performed.