Corpus Reformatorum

The Corpus Reformatorum (Corp. Ref., Cor. Ref., C.R., CR) ( Halle (Saale), 1834 sqq.), is the general Latin title given to a large collection of Reformation writings. This collection, which runs to 101 volumes, contains reprints of the collected works of John Calvin, Philip Melanchthon, and Huldrych Zwingli, three of the leading Protestant reformers. Texts in the CR are written in either Latin, French or German (using ''Fraktur'' typefaces).

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 University of Bonn in 1915. It was announced that same year in the
Theologische Revue
' as a "Plan für ein Corpus Catholicorum" or "Plan for a Corpus Catholicorum"

History

The Corpus Reformatorum was founded through the efforts of German scholar and theologian Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider,Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider
- Schaff-Herzog 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.

CR 1 - 1834CR 2 - 1835

CR 3 - 1836CR 4 - 1837

CR 5 - 1838

CR 6 - 1839

CR 7 - 1840

CR 8 - 1841CR 9 - 1842

CR 10 - 1842

CR 11 - 1843

CR 12 - 1844

CR 13 - 1846

CR 14 - 1847

CR 15 - 1848

CR 16 - 1850

CR 17 - 1851

CR 18 - 1852

CR 19 - 1853CR 20 - 1854

CR 21 - 1854

CR 22 - 1855

CR 23 - 1855

CR 24 - 1856

CR 25 - 1856

CR 26 - 1858

CR 27 - 1859

CR 28 - 1860

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

Edited by Guilielmus Baum, Eduardus Cunitz, Eduardus Reuss.
*Opp. = ''Opera Quae Supersunt Omnia.''

*CR 29; Opp,
CR 30; Opp. 2 - 1864CR 31; Opp. 3 - 1865
*CR 32; Opp.
CR 33; Opp. 5 - 1867CR 34; Opp. 6 - 1867CR 35; Opp. 7 - 1868CR 37; Opp. 9 - 1870CR 38; Opp. 10 (Pars Prior. & Pars Posterior.) - 1871 & 1872
*CR 39; Opp.
CR 40; Opp.12 - 1874CR 41; Opp. 13 - 1875
*CR 42; Opp.
*CR 43; Opp.
CR 44; Opp. 16 - 1877
*CR 45; Opp.
*CR 46; Opp.
*CR 47; Opp.
*CR 48; Opp.
CR 49; Opp. 21 - 1879CR 50; Opp. 22 - 1880
*CR 51; Opp.
*CR 52; Opp.
*CR 53; Opp.
*CR 54; Opp.
*CR 55; Opp.
*CR 56; Opp.
*CR 57; Opp.
*CR 58; Opp.
CR 59; Opp.31 –1887CR 60; Opp.32 – 1887CR 61; Opp.33 – 1887CR 62; Opp.34 –1887 CR 63; Opp.35 – 1887CR 64; Opp.36 –1888CR 65; Opp.37 – 1888CR 66; Opp.38 – 1888
*CR 67; Opp.
*CR 68; Opp.
*CR 69; Opp.
*CR 70; Opp.
CR 71; Opp.43 – 1890CR 72; Opp.44 -1890CR 73; Opp.45 – 1891CR 74; Opp.46 –1891CR 75; Opp. 47 - 1892
*CR 76; Opp.
*CR 77; Opp.
*CR 78; Opp.
CR 79; Opp.51 – 1895CR 80; Opp.52 – 1895 CR 81; Opp.53 – 1895 CR 82; Opp.54 – 1895CR 83; Opp.55 – 1896CR 84; Opp. 56 - 1896CR 85; Opp.57 –1897CR 86-87; Opp.58-19 – 1900

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

*CR 88; Werke 1 – 1904
CR 89; Werke 2 – 1907

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Notes

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, 199

External links

''Joannis Calvini opera quae supersunt omnia''
- Complete set of PDFs from the Université de Genève


- The New Philip Schaff, Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge

Philip Melanchthon. Literature (Portrait)
- History of the Christian Church, Vol. 7 - Philip Schaff

Select Bibliography Of the Reformation (2.1.3.)
- Westminster Seminary California

Complete Works of Calvin from the Corpus Reformatorum on CD
- The Instituut voor Reformatieonderzoek (Institute for Reformation Research) - Apeldoorn.
* Many volumes o
Calvin's works in the Corpus Reformatorum via Google Books


critical edition in the Corpus Reformatorum, voll. C-CIX

Online Calvini Opera
- 59 vols Latin&Franc Text&Jpg

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