No attempt is made in the epitomes that follow to retain these divisions and chapters.
The book to which we are most indebted in the preparation of the following epitomes is "The Chinese Classics," edited by Dr.
Thus the Mahâsamaya and Aṭânâṭiya suttas are epitomes of popular mythology tacked on to the history of the Buddha.
It is probable that Obsequens, Cassiodorus and the compiler of the epitomes did not use the original work but an abridgment.
But our knowledge of their contents is chiefly derived from the so-called periochae or epitomes, of which we have fortunately a nearly complete series, the epitomes of books cxxxvi.
Epitomes and compendia appear, simplified and mechanical abstracts of the bare elements of inherited knowledge and current education.
It was soon subjected to the epitomizing process, and its epitomes exist, dating from the eighth to the tenth century: they reduced it in bulk, and did away with the practical inconvenience of lex and interpretatio.
Edited by Haenel, with the epitomes of it in parallel columns, under the name of Lex Romana Visigothorum (Leipzig, 1849).
That part of the work of Livius which treated of this period is lost, but we may collect his opinions of the Gracchi from the Epitomes of the lost books, and the general tenor of his History.
Besides the above codices, there exist four epitomes of the Geography of Strabo, of which, 1.
The latter part of this book is not preserved entire in any manuscript, but Kramer has, in his own opinion, succeeded in restoring from the epitomes left to us the greater part of what was wanting.
Churches now became, in form and decoration, epitomesof the Christian scheme of salvation as the middle ages understood it.
The epitomes had become part of his consciousness.
Written by expert minds, theseepitomes were admirable brief statements.
On the paper wrappers of his books--chiefly Knowledge Primers--were printed neat and striking epitomes of the contents.
His mind roamed through the Epitomes of his Primers, skimming off the cream.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "epitomes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
