Welcome

This Florilegium was initially assembled by The Honorable Lord Stefan li Rous (Mark S. Harris) who passed away before I ever had the chance to discover it. After learning about his work, I felt inspired to carry it forward - honouring his vision by maintaining and curating the original articles, while also contributing new ones to continue and expand his legacy.

What's a `Florilegium'? Literally, it means "a gathering of flowers". Florilegia were collections of choice tidbits (from Ovid, Aristotle, various popes, church scholars, etc) arranged topically.

I hope you find these files useful, interesting, amusing or all three.

How it works

• Browse categories using the sidebar.
• Search by keywords, tags or titles in the sidebar search box. You can also click on a tag to view all items with that tag.
• Click the “Open Article” button on a card to view the file in a new tab. From there, you can download your own copy directly from your browser.
• For some entries, you'll see a “Class Recording” button, which opens a video in a new tab. These cards may also include handouts, resource links, or slide decks—download them the same way as above.

File Prefix

• BIB: A bibliography of book and article titles on a single subject.
• FAQ: An article file that follows a Frequently Asked Questions format.
• LINK: An article file that contains a list of web links, frequently annotated with comments.
• MSG: usually originating from an email list back and forth, or messages copied from a discord/facebook/thread.

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To submit an article, please email your text submission directly, either in doc/docx or pdf format. Include your name and any SCA kingdom or baronial affiliation.