| THE SHORTER ENCYCLOPEDIA |
SECOND EDITION |
| More limited description of terms significance |
The most COMPREHENSIVE single volume reference book on real estate terminology. |
| No quotations (although entries are based primarily on the full version) |
Defines and explains over 9,000 terms |
| Virtually no legal references |
Contains over 6,000 citations (cases, statutes and other authorities). |
| Almost no bibliographical references (especially not to page and paragraph number) |
Includes more than 5,000 bibliographical references, most of which are referenced directly by page or paragraph number. |
| No French. |
French terms included |
| Fewer Latin terms |
Latin terms included |
| No civil law references |
A cross-referencing system that extends to over 30,000 entries, providing an exhaustive thesaurus of real estate terminology. |
| No historical terms |
Historical terms included |
| Limited reference to ‘personal property’ |
Extensive reference to 'personal property' |
| Limited reference to word origins |
Word origins referenced |
| Limited bibliography
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A 900-book bibliography, which is the most comprehensive available in the area of real estate. |
| No statutory summaries |
A summary of the major Statutes and Codes that affect real estate in the UK and US. |
| Limited information on Professional Associations |
Appendices provide information on over 55 national and international real estate associations (including web addresses); a comprehensive table of measurements; the major real estate investment formulae, and a table of acronyms. |
