▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Three ▁Mus k ete ers , ▁and ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁g our m and . ▁His ▁comp end ium ▁on ▁food ▁titled ▁From ▁Abs int he ▁to ▁Z est ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁alphabet ▁for ▁food ▁lo vers . ▁ ▁The ▁best i ary , ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁is ▁another ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁comp end ium . ▁Best i aries ▁catalog ed ▁animals ▁and ▁facts ▁about ▁natural ▁history ▁and ▁were ▁particularly ▁popular ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁France ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁" Comp end ium " ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁Latin ▁pun ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Franco - Bel g ian ▁com ics ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁A ster ix , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁Roman ▁military ▁cam ps ▁surrounding ▁the ▁Ga ul ish ▁village ▁where ▁the ▁protagon ists ▁res ide . ▁ ▁Comp end ium ▁Records ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Norway ` s ▁first ▁progress ive ▁record ▁store ▁and ▁label , ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁Ber nt ▁An k ers ▁Gate , ▁in ▁Os lo , ▁Norway , ▁between ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁The ▁label ▁special ised ▁in ▁quality ▁experimental ▁and ▁progress ive ▁music ▁and ▁books , ▁they ▁also ▁released ▁ 1 0 ▁albums ▁on ▁their ▁in - house ▁record ▁label . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ed ited ▁volume ▁ ▁Man ual ▁ ▁Mon ograph ▁ ▁Tre at ise ▁ ▁Anth