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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 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.

601–700

The Seventh Century

1 work

c. 632–633

Latin

Letter on the Paschal Controversy

Cummian · 7th century

An Irish abbot explains why, after a year shut in with the computistical texts, he has abandoned the Irish Easter reckoning for the Roman one.

Celtic · LetterRead elsewhere

1001–1100

The Eleventh Century

1 work

c. 1010–1012

Old English

The Enchiridion

Byrhtferth of Ramsey · c. 970–c. 1020

A textbook on the calendar and the computus in Latin and English by turns, wandering into numerology, the four elements, and complaints about lazy priests.

Anglo-Saxon · EducationRead elsewhere