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Edward Peters
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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 |
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