The Library
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.
201–300
1 work
c. 210–222
Syriac
Philip, recording Bardaisan of Edessa · Bardaisan, 154–222
A dialogue against astral fatalism, arguing that if the stars governed conduct then custom could not differ from country to country — yet Brahmins eat no meat, Britons share wives, Persians marry their daughters, and Christians in every nation keep the same law regardless of the sky they were born under.
1101–1200
1 work
1191
Latin
Gerald of Wales · c. 1146–c. 1223
An account of preaching the Third Crusade around Wales, digressing constantly into local marvels, Welsh customs, and the author's opinion of everyone he meets.
1501–1600
1 work
c. 1545–1579
Nahuatl
Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España
Bernardino de Sahagún and his Nahua collaborators · c. 1499–1590
Twelve books on Nahua religion, government, medicine, trade, and natural history, compiled from interviews with elders and written in Nahuatl by native scribes.
1601–1700
1 work
1643
English
Roger Williams · c. 1603–1683
A phrasebook of Narragansett with observations on their hospitality, government, and religion, and verses observing that the English are often the worse people.
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