Front matter

Note: This is Volume 4 of a 10-volume series, the contents of which

are as follows: Volume 1: Great Britain and Ireland, Part 1 Volume 2: Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2 Volume 3: France and the Netherlands, Part 1 Volume 4: France and the Netherlands, Part 2 Volume 5: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Part 1 Volume 6: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Part 2 Volume 7: Italy and Greece, Part 1 Volume 8: Italy and Greece, Part 2 Volume 9: Spain and Portugal Volume 10: Russia, Scandanavia and the Southeast