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The sequel is tentatively titled “Filthy Healthy Cravings”: a compromise, perhaps, between recent salad-centric compendia and the permissive indulgence of Chrissy Teigen’s cookbooks.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2018

“Legal compendia are among the foundational reference works in every civilization.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2016

They should have, he argues, and to demonstrate that he is perfectly serious, Fussell goes through the Handbook, with meticulous care before concluding that it is a "compendia of good sense".

From The Guardian • May 24, 2012

Thank Naxos Records for its compendia of Barber’s orchestral music and of Schuman’s symphonies, both timed to coincide with the centenaries.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2011

Damna adsunt multis taciti compendia lucri, Felicique docent plus properare mora.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard