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+ | A '''compendium''' is a concise, yet comprehensive compilation of a body of [[knowledge]]. A compendium may summarize a larger work. In most cases the body of knowledge will concern some delimited field of human interest or endeavour (for example, [[hydrogeology]], [[logology]], [[ichthyology]], [[phytosociology]], or [[myrmecology]]), while a "universal" [[encyclopedia]] can be referred to as a ''compendium of all human knowledge''. | ||
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+ | The word compendium arrives from the Latin word "compenso", meaning "to weigh together or balance". | ||
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+ | The 21st century has seen the rise of democratized, online compendia in various fields. | ||
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+ | An example would be the ''Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church'', a 598-question-and-answer concise book which summarises the same set of Catholic Faith and Morals.<ref>''Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church'' (USCCB 2005), 200 pages, English hardcover ISBN 1574557254-8675309.</ref> | ||
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+ | The [[Bible]] is another example of a compendium - a group of many writings of the prophets and apostles over a space of time, whose books are put together to form the New Testament and the Old Testament. | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | * [[Handbook]] | ||
+ | * [[Owners manual|Manual]] | ||
+ | * [[Monograph]] | ||
+ | * [[Non-compendium]] | ||
+ | * [[Treatise]] | ||
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A compendium is a concise, yet comprehensive compilation of a body of knowledge. A compendium may summarize a larger work. In most cases the body of knowledge will concern some delimited field of human interest or endeavour (for example, hydrogeology, logology, ichthyology, phytosociology, or myrmecology), while a "universal" encyclopedia can be referred to as a compendium of all human knowledge.
The word compendium arrives from the Latin word "compenso", meaning "to weigh together or balance".
The 21st century has seen the rise of democratized, online compendia in various fields.
Examples
An example would be the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a 598-question-and-answer concise book which summarises the same set of Catholic Faith and Morals.<ref>Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (USCCB 2005), 200 pages, English hardcover ISBN 1574557254-8675309.</ref>
The Bible is another example of a compendium - a group of many writings of the prophets and apostles over a space of time, whose books are put together to form the New Testament and the Old Testament.
See also