The Most Important Collections of Primary Sources Are:

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  - 5.—Henderson, E. F., Select Historical Documents of the Middle Ages.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.