Mr. Kawara's "One Million Years" is a 20-volume compendium of dates one million years in the past and one million years in the future, originally conceived in 1969 and inspired by world events like Hiroshima, the Vietnam War, Woodstock and the first Moon landing.
In London, for example, licensed black-cab drivers distinguish themselves by mastering what's known as the Knowledge — a compendium of city street routes that dates back to 1865.
She had finally gained some momentum on a project that was slowed by Brooke's accident: a compendium of philosophical writings about suicide, dating as far back as Aristotle.
The Mishna is a compendium of decisions in Jewish law that dates from earliest times to the 3rd century.
November brings Halo: The Master Chief Collection, a compendium of the four core games in the series to date remastered for Xbox One.
Here is a compendium of gazebos and band shells on the Island that will be offering programs of music this summer, along with selected dates when specific artists are scheduled to perform.
It is a compendium of allusions.
(See a compendium of clips from the film).
As a result, it was a compendium of compromises.
