Anecdota

Anecdota

( Ἀνέκδοτα , Not Given Out ) , a term applied to the unpublished works of ancient writers. Thus Muratori entitles the works of the Greek fathers which he gathered from various libraries, and published for the first time, Anecdota Graeca. Martene styles his work of a similar nature Thesaurus Anecdotorum Novus.