Book (weapon type)

Books, also known as Dictionaries, are a recurring weapon in the Ivalice game series.

Final Fantasy III
In Final Fantasy III, Books can only be equipped by Scholars. All of them have elemental affinities and boost the damage dealt through the use of items with correspondent elemental effect (Except for the ultimate weapon of this kind, which simply boosts the use of items). They also grant bonuses to Mind and Intellect.

List of Books:
 * Book of Fire
 * Book of Ice
 * Book of Light
 * Tome of Fire
 * Tome of Ice
 * Tome of Light
 * Cognitome
 * Omnitome

Final Fantasy Tactics
Appearing in the original version as Dictionaries, Books are used by the Mystic, Arithmeticians, and Onion Knight job classes.

List of Books:
 * Battle Folio
 * Bestiary
 * Papyrus Codex
 * Omnilex

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Books are the weapons used by Seers and Scholars. Despite being a one-handed weapon, they cannot be Dual Wielded. Also, two of these books are artefacts in Final Fantasy Tactics (the Veil of Wiyu and Enavia Chronicles).

List of Books:
 * Battle Folio
 * Mage Manual
 * Urutan Annals
 * The Arnath Glyphs
 * Enavia Chronicles
 * Veil of Wiyu
 * Tome of Ending
 * Edaroya Scriptures