<body> <center> <p class="title">Welcome to the Florilegium <a href="http://www.google.com/advanced_search?as_sitesearch=florilegium.org&safe=off">SEARCH</a> </p> <p class="subtitle"> THLord Stefan li Rous (Mark S. Harris, stefan at florilegium.org) </p> </center> This is a collection of files that I have assembled from various sources since I first joined the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) in 1989. The information in these files comes from the Rialto newsgroup (rec.org.sca), the old fidonet medieval echo conference area, various mail lists and articles submitted to me by their authors. <p>Stefan</p> <p> <b>RECENT NEWS -</b> I have now added a copy of my standard Florilegium flyer to this site. It is available <a href="http://www.florilegium.org/files/INFO/Florilegium-flyer.pdf">here</a> in PDF format. Please feel free to download it and make it available to other folks who you might think would be interested in this site, especially SCA newcomers. 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Some are off of the networks while some were submitted to me by the author. </li> <li type="disc"> <b><tt>-bib</tt></b> A bibliography of book and article titles on a single subject. </li> <li type="disc"> <b><tt>-FAQ</tt></b> An article file that follows a Frequently Asked Questions format. </li> <li type="disc"> <b><tt>-lnks</tt></b> An article file that contains a list of web links, frequently annotated with comments. </li> </ul> <b>WANTED - Article Submissions</b> <p>I am always looking for additional articles for the Florilegium. The copyright remains with the author and I will accept or remove an article upon request by the author. Short articles written for local newsletters are often good candidates for the Florilegium, as are longer papers written as Arts and Sciences contest entries and even Master's Thesises. Bibliographies, especially annotated bibliographies, are also desired. Even class notes that you may have assembled for a class you taught may make good submissions. </p> <p>To contact me about submissions, write to me at: stefan at florilegium.org)</p> <b> Bad Links </b> <p> I try to do my best to ensure that all links that you find in the Florilegium are correct. It bothers me when you can't get to a file you seek here due to a bad link. However, because of the constant updating that this site undergoes, bad links do creep in. If you find a non-working link, PLEASE let me know. The sooner I know about it the sooner I can fix it. </p> <p>To contact me about a broken link, write to me at: stefan at florilegium.org)</p> <b>What's a <i>Florilegium</i>?</b> <p>Literally, it means "a gathering of flowers". Florilegia were collections of choice tidbits (from Ovid, Aristotle, various popes, church scholars, etc) arranged topically. </p> <p>Typically, a florilegium is huge, encyclopedic, and contains only choice selections from particular works. Example, Ovid's <i>Metamorphoses</i> would be too long to include in its entirety and might suggest some of the wrong ideas (from a Church viewpoint), so only those works that offer clear exegetic or moralistic exempla would likely be included. Thus, a florilegium would probably <b>not</b> include Nestor's account of the battle of the Lapiths -- the tale pokes fun at Nestor, at old men attempting to claim wisdom solely based upon age, and (less directly) at Homer. 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