The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conspectus \Con*spec"tus\ (k[o^]n*sp[e^]k"t[u^]s), n.
   A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an
   epitome.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

conspectus
    n 1: an overall summary

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

45 Moby Thesaurus words for "conspectus":
   abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, apocope,
   breviary, brief, capsule, compend, compression, condensation,
   condensed version, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis,
   epitome, foreshortening, head, outline, overview, pandect, precis,
   recap, recapitulation, reduction, retrenchment, review, rubric,
   shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch, summary,
   summation, survey, syllabus, syncope, synopsis, telescoping,
   thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation