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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1577 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1201–1300

The Thirteenth Century

1 work

c. 1222

Syriac

The Book of the Bee

Solomon of Basra · 13th century

A compendium of sacred history from creation to the end of the world, gathering legends about Adam's burial, the Magi, and the fate of the apostles.

Church of the East · Compendium

1401–1500

The Fifteenth Century

1 work

c. 1430–1471

Latin

The Collected Works

Denys the Carthusian · 1402–1471

Commentaries on the whole Bible, on Dionysius, on Peter Lombard, plus treatises on contemplation, on death, and on reform — filling forty-two printed volumes.

Western Monastic · Compendium