Florilegium May 18, 2016 – Posted in: Blog

Noun meaning: an anthology, a collection of writing gathered from other sources c 17: New Latin, from flos, flor- ‘flower’ + legere ‘gather’; a translation of the Greek word anthologia, meaning “flower gathering”. During the Renaissance, florilegium referred to private collection of rare and exotic flowers imported and acquired by European royalty and their patrons. This gave rise to ornamental books about flowers called Florilegium or, ‘flower books’; the earliest known example is from a…