The censorship of the Church of Rome and its influence upon the production and distribution of literature, volume 2 (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 2 (of 2)
Putnam, George Haven
Freedom of the press; Liberty of conscience; Prohibited books
Gregorovius, _Geschichte der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter_, printed in
1859–1873, condemned in 1874, both in the German original and in the
Italian version.
Mignet, F. A., _Histoire de la Révolution Française_, printed in 1824,
prohibited 1825.
Ségur, Comte de, _Galerie Morale et Politique_, printed in 1817–1823,
prohibited 1826.
Jobez, Alph., _La France sous Louis XV_, printed 1865–1867, prohibited
1868.
Le Bas, Phil., _L’Univers Pittoresque_, printed in 1851, prohibited in
1853. The reprehensible chapters in this descriptive work were those
giving an account of the religions of the world.
Munks, _La Palestine, Description géographique, historique, et
archéologique_, printed 1845, prohibited in 1853.
_Dictionnaire Encyclopédique de la France_, edited by Le Bas and
Rénier, printed, in twelve volumes, 1840–1845, prohibited (in a
separate decree) in 1853.
The prohibitions of this period include a long series of French,
German, and Italian encyclopaedias, universal dictionaries, gazetteers,
etc., in addition to those specified.
Lalande, J. L. de, _Voyage en Italie_, printed in 1769, prohibited in
1820. It is possible that one reason for placing on the Index, so many
years after the date of its appearance, this particular book was the
association at a later date by the author with the _Dictionnaire des
Athées_ which was compiled by Maréchal. This latter work, however,
curiously escapes the attention of the Index compilers.
Didier, Ch., _Rome souterraine_, printed in 1833, prohibited in
1835. It is proper to point out that this work has to do, not with the
Catacombs, but with the secret societies of Rome.
Viardot, Louis, _Les Musées d’Italie_, printed in 1842, prohibited
in 1865. A later work by this author on the Jesuits, the bishops, and
the pope, apparently much more serious in its subject-matter, escapes
attention.
Ciocci, Raffaelle, _A Narrative of Iniquities and Barbarities practised
at Rome in the 19th Century_, printed (in a French version) in 1841,
prohibited in 1845. The author was formerly a Cistercian and had been
librarian of the papal College of San Bernardo. It is not surprising
that his work failed to secure the approval of the Roman authorities.
La Châtre, Maurice, _Histoire des Papes; Les Crimes, Meurtres ... des
Pontifes Romains, depuis S. Pierre jusqu’ à Gregoire XVI_, printed
in 1842–1845, prohibited in 1848.
[Sidenote: General Literature]
Among the noteworthy works under the heading of general literature may
be cited the following:
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