Chrestomathy (Greek, from the words khrestos, useful, and mathein, to know) is a selection of linguistic writings which can be used in learning a language.

In philology or in the study of literature, it is a type of reader or anthology which presents a sequence of example texts, selected to demonstrate the development of language or literary style.

See also Program Chrestomathy.

Anthologies | Chrestomathie | Crestomatía