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A.—Official Documents: I.—In English: 1.—Brett, T., Collection of the Principal Liturgies. Lond., 1838. 2.—Fulton, J., Index Canonum. N. Y., 1892. 3.—Gee, H., and Hardy, W. J., Documents Illustrative of English Church History. N. Y., 1896. 4.—Hammond, C. E., Liturgies, Eastern and Western. Lond., 1878. 5.—Henderson, E. F., Select Historical Documents of the Middle Ages. Lond. and N. Y., 1892. 6.—Neale, J. M., The Liturgies of St. Mark, St. James, St. Clement, St. Chrysostom, and St. Basil. 2 vols. Lond., 1859. 7.—Neale, J. M., and Webb, B., The Symbolism of Churches and Church Ornaments. Lond. and N. Y., 1893. 8.—Ogg, F. A., Source-Book of Mediæval History. N. Y., 1908. 9.—Palmer, W., Origines Liturgicæ. 2 vols. Lond., 1845. 10.—Roberts and Donaldson, Ante-Nicene Christian Library. Vol. xxiv. Edinb., 1872. 11.—Robinson, J. H., Readings in European History. Vol. i. Boston, 1906. 12.—Schaff, P., The Creeds of Christendom. 3 vols. N. Y., 1878. 13.—Swainson, C. A., The Greek Liturgies. Lond. and N. Y. 1884. 14.—Thatcher and McNeal, A Source Book for Mediæval History. N. Y., 1907. 15.—University of Penn., Translations and Reprints of Original Sources of European History. Phil., 1894 to present. 16.—Winer, G. B., Comparative View of the Doctrines and Confessions of Christendom. Edinb., 1887. II.—In Foreign Languages: 1.—Councils and Synods: (1).—Binius, S., Concilia Generalia et Provincialia Græca et Latina. 4 vols. Best ed., Cologne, 1606. (2).—Labbé, P., Concilia. 18 vols. Paris, 1671. Carried by others to 1727. (3).—Hardouin, J., Conciliorum Collectio. 12 vols.
Paris, 1715. (4).—Mansi, G. D., Sacrorum Conciliorum Nova et Amplissima Collectio. 31 vols. Flor., 1759-98. Most complete collection to 1509. New edition now out. 2.—Bulls, Acts, Briefs, Rescripts, and Regests: (1).—Bullæ Diversorum Pontificum a Joanne XXII. ad Julium III. ex Bibliotheca Ludovici Gomes. Rome, 1550. This is the oldest collection, but it contains only fifty documents. (2).—Cherubini made the first comprehensive collection of bulls and briefs from Leo I. to 1585. It is known as the Magnum Bullarium Romanum. (3).—Maynardus, Bullarium Magnum. 19 vols. Luxemb., 1739-68. Contains bulls from Leo I. to Benedict XIV. (4).—Coquelines made a similar collection at Rome in 14 vols., 1733-48. Barbarini added 6 more vols. Rome, 1835. (5).—Tomassetti has made the latest collection of bulls from Leo I. to the nineteenth century. 25 vols. Turin, 1857-72. (6).—The best collections of early papal briefs were made by Coustant, Paris, 1721; Schoenemann, Götting., 1796; Thiel, Braunsberg, 1867-8. (7).—Jaffé, P., Regesta Pontificum Romanorum (to 1198). Ber., 1881-88. 2 vols. (8).—Potthast, A., Regesta Pontificum. (1198 to 1304). Ber., 1873. 2 vols. (9).—Kehr, Regesta Pontificum Romanorum (to 1198). Berlin, 1906-7. 2 vols. (10).—The Liber Pontificalis gives the history of the popes down to the end of the ninth century. Duchesne's ed. the most complete. Rome, 1886-92. Mommsen's ed. excellent. (11).—Mirbt, C., Quellen zur Geschichte des Papsttums. 2d ed., 1903. 3.—Creeds, Liturgies, and Hymns: (1).—Walch, C. W. F., Bibliotheca Symbolum Vetus. Lemgo., 1770. (2).—Niemeyer, A.
H., Collectio Confessionum in Ecclesiis Reformatis Publicatarum. Leipz., 1840. (3).—Kimmel, E. J., Monumenta Fidei Ecclesiæ Orientalis. Jena, 1843-50. 2 vols. (4).—Heurtley, C. A., Harmonia Symbolica. Oxf., 1858. (5).—Denzinger, H. J. D., Enchiridion Symbolorum et Definitionum. Wurzb., 1888. 6th ed. (6).—Caspari, C. P., Quellen zur Geschichte des Taufsymbols und der Glaubensregel. Christiania, 1866-75. 3 vols. Revised in 1879. (7).—Hahn, A., Bibliothek der Symbole und Glaubensregeln. Berlin, 1877. 2d ed. (8).—Durandus, W., Rationale Divinorum Officiorum. (About 1290). Many eds. Last at Naples, 1866. (10).—Renaudot, E., Liturgiarum Orientalium Collectio. New ed., Paris, 1847. 2 vols. (11).—Muratori, L. A., Liturgia Romana Vetus. Venice, 1748. (12).—Assemani, J. A., Codex Liturgicus Ecclesiæ Universæ. Rome, 1749-66. 13 vols. (13).—Weale, W. J. H., Bibliotheca Liturgica. Lond., 1886. (14).—Delisle, L., Mémoire sur d'anciens Sacramentaires. Paris, 1886. 4.—Laws and Canons: (1).—Richter, L. A., Corpus Juris Canonici. Leipz., 1833. 2 vols. (2).—Friedberg, E., Corpus Juris Canonici. Leipz., 1876-82. Best ed. (3).—Migne, Patrologia Latina. Contains many ancient laws. (4).—Haenel, Theodosian Code. Bonn, 1842. 6 vols. (5).—Krueger, Justinian Code. Ber., 1877. (6).—Moser, J. J., Corpus Juris Evang. Ecclesiæ. Zur., 1737. 2 vols. 5.—Decrees and Acts of Civic Authorities: (1).—Pertz, et al., Monumenta Germaniæ Historica. Ber., 1819 to present. (2).—Muratori, Scriptores Rerum Italicarum. Milan, 1723-57. 25 vols. From 500 to 1500. (3).—Thesaurus Veterum Inscriptionum.
Milan, 1739-42. 4 vols. (4).—Corpus Juris Civilis. Good ed. by Kriegel Brothers, Leipz., 1833-40. Best ed. by Mommsen, Ber., 1895. 3 vols.
B.—Private Writings of Contemporaries: I.—In English: 1.—Roberts and Donaldson, Ante-Nicene Christian Library. 25 vols. Edinb., 1864-72, 1897. 2.—Coxe, A. C., Ante-Nicene Fathers. 10 vols. Buf., 1886-88. 3.—Pusey, et al., A Library of the Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church. 48 vols. Oxf., 1839-85. 4.—The Publications of the Parker Society. 53 vols. Camb., 1840-55. For English Church. 5.—Schaff, et al., Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church. 14 vols. Buf., 1886-90. First series. 6.—Schaff and Wace, Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church. 14 vols. Lond. and N. Y., 1890-94. 7.—Bohn, Antiquarian Library. 36 vols. Lond., 1847, etc. Classical Library. 107 vols. Lond., 1848, etc. Ecclesiastical Library. 15 vols. Lond., 1851, etc. 8.—Foxe, Acts and Monuments. Townsend ed. Lond., 1843. 9.—Lightfoot, The Apostolic Fathers. Lond., 1889. II.—In Foreign Languages: 1.—Canisius, H., Antiquæ Lectiones. 2d ed., 1725. 7 vols. 2.—Combefis, F., Græco-Lat. Patrum Bibliotheca Auctarium Novum. 2 vols. Paris, 1648. Bibliotheca Græcorum Patrum Auctarium Novissimum. 2 vols. Paris, 1672. Bibliotheca Patrum Concoinatoria. 8 vols. New ed. Paris, 1859. 3.—D'Achery, J. L., Veterum aliquot Scriptorum qui in Galliæ Bibliothecis delituerant, maxime Benedictinorum Spicilegium. 13 vols. Paris, 1655-77. New ed., 1723. 4.—Du Pin, L. E., Bibliothèque Universelle des Auteurs Ecclésiastiques. 47 vols. Paris, 1686-1704. Several later editions. 5.—Martène, E., Veterum Scriptorum et Monumentorum Collectio Nova.
Rouen, 1700. 6.—Montfauçon, B. de, Collectio Nova Patrum et Scriptorum Græcorum. Paris, 1706. 2 vols. 7.—Muratori, L. A., Rerum Italicarum Scriptores. Mil., 1723-51. 25 vols. New ed. now being published, ed. by Carducci. 8.—Ceillier, R., Histoire Générale des Auteurs Sacrés et Ecclésiastiques. New ed., Paris, 1858-69. 16 vols. 9.—Bouquet, M., Scriptores Rerum Gallicarum et Francilarum. New ed., Paris, 1869-77. To date 23 vols. 10.—Gallandi, A., Bibliotheca Veterum Patrum Antiquorumque Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum. 14 vols. Venice, 1765-81. 380 authors. 11.—Routh, M. J., Reliquiæ Sacræ. 5 vols. Oxf., 2d ed., 1846-1848. 12.—Pertz, et al., Monumenta Germaniæ Historica. Ber., 1819 to present. 13.—Niebuhr, et al., Scriptores Historiæ Byzantinæ. Bonn, 1828-55. 48 vols. 14.—Migne, J. P., Patrologiæ Cursus Completus. Paris, 1844-66. 222 vols. of Latin Fathers and 166 vols. of Greek Fathers. 15.—Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland from the Roman Invasion to Henry VIII. Lond., 1858-90. 210 vols. (Rolls series). 16.—Academy of Vienna, Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiæ Latinæ. 17 vols. Vienna, 1867-95. 17.—Jaffé, P., Bibliotheca Rerum Germanicarum. 1864-73. 6 vols. 18.—Graffin, P., Patrologia Syriaca. Paris, 1895. 2 vols. (19).—Die Griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten drei Jahrhunderte. (20).—Bibliothèque de Théologie Historique. Paris, 1906 ff. (To be completed in 60 vols.)
C.—Inscriptions: I.—In English: 1.—Northcote, J. S., Epitaphs of the Catacombs. Lond., 1898. 2.—Bingham, J., Antiquities of the Christian Church. Oxf., 1855. 10 vols. Very valuable. 3.—Guericke, H. E. F., Manual of the Antiquities of the Church. Lond., 1851. 4.—Bennett, C. W., Christian Archæology. N. Y., 1888. 5.—Rushforth, G. McN., Latin Historical Inscriptions. Oxf., 1893. II.—In Latin: 1.—See Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum. Best ed. by Mommsen under Berlin Academy. 1862 to date 11 vols. 2.—Boeckh, P. A., Corpus Inscriptionum Græcarum. Ber., 1824. 3.—Le Blant, E., Inscriptions chrét. de la Gaule. Paris, 1856-65. 2 vols. 4.—Hübner, E., Inscriptions Hispan. Christ. Ber., 1871. Inscrip. Brit. Christ. Ber., 1876. 5.—De Rossi, J. B., Inscriptiones Christianæ Urbis Romæ Septimo Sæculo Antiquiores. Rome, 1861. 6.—Fabretti, A., Corpus Inscriptionum Italicarum. Turin, 1867-77. 2 vols. Three supplements. Flor., 1800. 7.—L'Epigraphie Chrestienne en Gaule et dans l'Afrique. Paris, 1890.