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commentary on Decretal Law by

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Canon Law * Ius Decretalium * Ferraris' Prompta Bibliotheca


 

     Lucius Ferraris, an Italian Franciscan canonist, produced the world's first true Catholic encyclopedia, the Prompta Bibliotheca, in 1746. Revised at least twice during the author's lifetime, it was updated more than once through the 19th and into the early 20th centuries. While containing much that is not canon law, its canonical entries are excellent starting places for research into late Ius Novissimum canonistics. Obviously, Ferraris' canonical entries are alphabetical in order, not decretal. All entries are written in Latin, double-columns, 55-60 lines each, 5-8 words to the line; a few contain quotes in Italian. See brief biographies of Lucius Ferraris, below, and that by Ortolan, DTC V/2 2175.

 

Page numbers below taken from:

 

    F. Lucii Ferraris, Prompta Bibliotheca canonica, juridica, moralis, theologia, nec non ascetica, polemica, rubricistica, historica, editio novissima, in 7 vols., (Typis Abbatiae Montis Casini, 1844). While pagination varies according to to edition, I listed page numbers below to give one a sense of how large or small specific entries are. I corrected for many pagination errors in the edition I used.

Title page to a mid-19th

century edition of the

Prompta Bibliotheca

 

 

 

 

Abbas +

I: 001-021

Abbatissa +

I: 021-029

Abbreviatores

I: 029-031

Abigeatus

I: 031-032

Abjurantes

I: 032-034

Ablutio

I: 034-036

Abortus

I: 036-045

Absens +

I: 045-054

Absida

I: 054

Absolvere

I: 054-074

Abstinentia

I: 074-077

Abusus +

I: 077-078

Acceptio personarum

I: 078-080

Accessarium

I: 080-082

Accessus

I: 082

Accusare

I: 083-086

Accusari

I: 086-088

Accusator

I: 088-090

Accusatus

I: 090-099

Acedia

I: 099-100

Acolythus +

I: 100-103

Actor

I: 103-106

Actus

I: 106

Adjuncti

I: 107-110

Adjuratio

I: 111

Administratio +

I: 111-116

Adoptio

I: 771

Adulterium

I: 116-132

Adventus

I: 132-135

Advocatus

I: 136-142

Advocati consistorialis

I: 142-143

Advocati ecclesiarum

I: 143-151

Aera

I: 151-152

Aetas

I: 153-158

Affiliatio religiosorum

I: 158-161

Affinitas

I: 161-168

Agape

I: 168-170

Agnus Dei

I: 170-175

Alba

I: 175-176

Alchimia

I: 176-179

Alienatio +

I: 179-195

Alimenta +

I: 195-212

Alleluja

I: 212-213

Almutium

I: 213-214

Altare +

I: 215-223

Altare privilegiatum

I: 223-231

Alternativa +

I: 231-240

Ambo

I: 240-241

Amen +

I: 241

Amictus

I: 242

Amortizatio

I: 243

Anima

I: 244-247

Annatae +

I: 247-250

Anniversarium +

I: 250-254

Annulus

I: 255-257

Annunciatio B. Mariae Virginis +

I: 257-258

Annus

I: 258-262

Annus probationis seu novitatus

I: 262-267

Annus sanctus

I: 267-270

Antiphona +

I: 270-273

Apostasia

I: 274-281

Apostolus

I: 282-293

Apostoli, id est, litterae missoriae

I: 293-295

Appellatio +

I: 295-337

Applicatio Missae

I: 789-790

Approbatio pro confessionibus excipiendis

I: 337-359

Aqua benedicta

I: 359-364

Arbiter, Arbitrator

I: 364-377

Arcani disciplina

I: 377-378

Archidiaconus

I: 379-384

Archiepiscopus

I: 385-400

Archimandrita

I: 400-403

Archipresbyter +

I: 404-408

Archivium +

I: 408-411

Arma

I: 411-416

Arma seu insignia

I: 416-419

Aromataria, Aromatarii

I: 419-421

Arrha

I: 421-426

Aspersorium +

I: 426-427

Assassinium

I: 427-433

Assecuratio

I: 433-439

Assistentia +

I: 439-442

Astrologia

I: 442-447

Athei

I: 447-449

Attentio

I: 449-452

Avaritia