Editing Compendium (section)

==Examples==

A [[field guide]] is a compendium of species found within a geographic area, or within a taxon of natural occurrence such as animals, plants, rocks and minerals, or stars. [[Bestiaries]] were medieval compendiums that catalogued animals and facts about natural history, and were particularly popular in England and France around the 12th century.

A [[cookbook]] is a compendium of recipes within a given food culture.

An example would be the ''[[Catechism of the Catholic Church]]'', a concise 598-question-and-answer book which summarises the teachings of the Catholic Church.<ref>{{cite book |title=Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church |date=2005 |isbn=978-1-57455-720-6}}</ref>

Most nations have compendiums or compilations of law meant to be comprehensive for use by their judiciary; for example, the [[613 commandments]], or the [[United States Code]].

The [[Corpus Aristotelicum|collected works of Aristotle]] is a compendium of [[natural philosophy]], [[metaphysics]], language arts, and social science.

The single volume [[Propædia#Outline of Knowledge|''Propædia'']] is ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'''s compendium of the many volumes of its [[Macropædia|''Macropaedia'']].

The [[Bible]] is a group of many writings of the law, prophets, and writings of the Hebrew Bible held to be comprehensive and complete within Judaism and called the Old Testament by Christianity.

Some well known literary figures have written their own compendium. An example would be [[Alexandre Dumas]], author of ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'', and a [[gourmand]]. His compendium on food titled ''From Absinthe to Zest'' serves as an alphabet for food lovers.