I am looking for a Latin word or phrase that can express the concept of a ‘reading sheet’, which is a document that summarizes the main information of a book or a text. Is there such a word or phrase in classical or medieval Latin? If not, how would you coin one?
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The ancient Greeks called this an ἐπιτομή, literally "cutting down". This word was borrowed into Latin as either epitoma (-ae) or epitomē (-ēs), depending on how pretentious you want to be.
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I thought of using epitome (as in Epitome Historiae Graecae) but was not sure, thanks– user12055Mar 21 at 11:15