noun
- collections of literary extracts or passages; anthologies of selected writings
Usage: plural of florilegium; literary term
Examples
- Medieval scholars created florilegia to preserve important philosophical texts.
- The library’s florilegia contained excerpts from classical authors.
- Students used florilegia to study the best examples of rhetoric.
- These florilegia represent centuries of careful literary curation.
- The monastery’s florilegia included passages from various theological works.
- Scholars compiled florilegia as teaching tools for their students.