The Collaborative International Dictionary
Collectanea
Collectanea \Col`lec*ta"ne*a\, n. pl. [Neut. pl. from L. collectaneus collected, fr. colligere. See Collect, v. t.] Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes of instruction; miscellany; anthology.
Wiktionary
collectanea
n. A selective collection of passages from various sources or by various authors; an anthology
Usage examples of "collectanea".
These theoretical notions found a more solid basis in the Collectanea satis copiosa, put together from the opinions Cranmer had garnered in Europe.
What the Collectanea offered Henry was the demonstration that he was already head of the Church, all he had to do was behave as such.
To supply this blank, I shall present my readers with some Collectanea, obligingly furnished to me by the Rev.