The censorship of the Church of Rome and its influence upon the production and distribution of literature, volume 1 (of 2)Putnam, George Haven
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The censorship of the Church of Rome and its influence upon the production and distribution of literature, volume 1 (of 2)
Putnam, George Haven
Freedom of the press; Liberty of conscience; Prohibited books
In 1632, Magdalenus issued in Rome, under the title, _Elenchus librorum
omnium tum in Tridentino Clementinoq. tum in aliis omnibus Sacrae
Indices Congregationis particularibus decretis hactenus prohibitorum_,
what appears to have been a freshly compiled Index. This _Elenchus_ of
Magdalenus was, in the same year, reprinted in Milan, with the omission
of the series of decrees; and in 1640, a second reprint, containing
additional lists, was issued in Rome. Mendham speaks of this _Elenchus_
as if it were a personal and unofficial undertaking[173]; but as Reusch
points out, it was issued with the approval and the authority of the
Congregation, although not printed in the official press.
In 1644, a second _Elenchus_ was printed in Rome, bearing no name
of compiler or of printer, which presented in alphabetical order a list
of books prohibited since 1596.
In 1655, a third _Elenchus_, bearing the name, as compiler, of Thomas
de Augustinis, was printed in Rome. It contains the titles of books
prohibited between 1636 and 1655, and constitutes a continuation of the
_Elenchus_ of 1632. In June, 1658, this _Elenchus_ was itself condemned
and prohibited by the Congregation, on the ground of its incompleteness
and lack of accuracy.[174] It is evident that the Congregation Index
authorities were requiring a higher standard of bibliographical work
than had heretofore been thought necessary.
In 1629, the Inquisition issued in Cologne a reprint of the Index of
Clement VIII with the titles of books prohibited under the edict of
February, 1627, interpolated in the alphabeted lists and indicated by
a †. The books prohibited (by edict) between the years 1601–1627 are
not included, and the lists are therefore incomplete. The Index thus
compiled was, however, reprinted, without corrections, in 1647 and
again in 1665.
In 1634, was put into print in Trent an edition of the Clementine
Index which includes two supplements (each under separate pagination)
presenting respectively the titles of prohibited books and the
edicts of condemnation, for the periods 1601–1630 and 1632–1634. The
title-page contains the imprint Rome and Trent, in order to make
clear the authoritative character of the publication. Later, further
supplementary lists were put into print to be bound in with the above.
The lists or Indexes above specified represent the prohibitions of the
Roman authorities.
In 1603, was published in Cracow, under the authority of Bishop
Maciciowski, a volume containing a reprint of the Clementine Index,
together with an _Index auctorum et librorum prohibitorum in Polonia
editorum_. This latter contains sixty-four titles connected with the
names of authors and eighteen anonymous works.
In 1617, Bishop Szyskowski published, in Cracow, an _Index auctorum
librorum haereticorum et prohibitorum_, containing about sixty-three
titles. These Polish Indexes represent books condemned under the
authority of the local bishops.
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