compend

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I shall write only whereof I know—not by any means a compend of Creole cookery.

From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha

In a brief compend, like the present work, it is not thought necessary to notice particularly the printed editions of the Hebrew Bible.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)

As the revelation did not consist in doctrines, so the doctrine we require is not a creed or compend of doctrines.

From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher)

An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

His principal literary work was Li Livres dou Tresor, written in French, an interesting compend of the omne scibile.

From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell by Norton, Charles Eliot