Corpus Reformatorum

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Corpus Reformatorum: title page to volume 1.
Founder and primary editor of the series Corpus Reformatorum, Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider.

The Corpus Reformatorum (Corp. Ref., Cor. Ref., C.R., CR) (

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A collection of sixteenth century Catholic writings, intended as a counterpart to the Corpus Reformatorum, was begun by Professor Joseph Greving (1868–1919) of the

Corpus Catholicorum" [1]

History

The Corpus Reformatorum was founded through the efforts of German scholar and theologian Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider,[2] who began planning for it sometime after 1827. From 1834 until his death in 1848, Bretschneider also served as its primary editor.

List of editors

  • Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider (1776-1848)
  • Heinrich Ernst Bindseil (1803-1876)
  • Edward (Eduard) Reuss (Reuß) (1804–1891)
  • August Edward (Eduard) Cunitz (Caunitz) (1812-1886)
  • Johann Wilhelm (Guilielmus) (William) Baum (1806-1878)
  • Emil Egli (1848-1908)
  • Georg Finsler (1819-1899)
  • Walther Köhler (1870-1946)

The Corpus Reformatorum online

These works are being digitized by Google Books. Not all volumes are currently available. Many volumes which have been digitized are no longer available online.

Series I: Philip Melanchthon, Opera Quae Supersunt Omnia - Volumes 1- 28

Volumes 1-15 edited by Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider. Volumes 16-28 edited by Heinrich Ernst Bindseil.

Series II: Ioannis Calvini, Opera Quae Supersunt Omnia – Volumes 29- 87

Edited by Guilielmus Baum, Eduardus Cunitz, Eduardus Reuss.

  • Opp. = Opera Quae Supersunt Omnia.

Series III: Huldreich Zwinglis, Sämtliche Werke - Volumes 88-101

Notes

  1. ^ The Fortnightly review, ed., Arthur Preuss, St. Louis, Missouri, Volume XXVI, No. 21, November 1, 1919, p. 332
  2. ^ Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider. - Schaff-Herzog

References

  • An English-language finding guide to John Calvin Opera quae supersunt omnia, edited by Guilielmus Baum, Eduardus Cunitz, and Eduardus Reuss; Calvin Opera 1-59, Corpus reformatorum 29-88, Brunswick and Berlin, 1863-1900, John Lee Thompson, Pasadena, Calif., John L. Thompson, 1995 [1]

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