ANTHOLOGY

ANTHOLOGY, Anthologia, a discourse or Treatise of Flowers; thus called from ἄνθος, Flos, a Flower, and λόγος, Logos, Discourse. Others choose rather to derive Anthology from ἄνθος, Flos, a Flower, and λέγω, Lego, I gather; and use it to signify a Collection of Flowers. See FLOWER. Anthology is particularly used for a Collection of Epigrams of diverse Greek Poets. See EPIGRAM.

St. ANTHONY, gives the Name to an Order of Knighthood, established in 1382 by Albert of Bavaria, etc., who had then taken a Resolution to make War against the Turks. See ORDER and KNIGHT. The Knights of this Order wore a Collar of Gold, with a Hermit’s Girdle, to which hung a Crutch and a little Bell. Some Authors mention another Order of St. Anthony in Ethiopia, instituted in 370.



St. ANTHONY’s Fire. See ERYSIPELAS.

ANTHOLOGY