collection of passages; miscellany
• (v. t.) Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes of instruction; miscellany; anthology.
(from the article `Leland, John`) ...palaces. Illness and death intervened, however, before these works were prepared. After passing through various hands, the bulk of Leland`s ...
Col`lec·ta'ne·a noun plural [ Neut. plural from Latin collectaneus collected, from colligere . See Collect , transitive verb ] Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes of instruction; miscellany; anthology. 
collectanea A selection of pieces of writing by an author or by several authors.
collected passages, esp. as arranged in a miscellany or anthology.