The Library
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.
1101–1200
1 work
c. 1115
Latin
De Vita Sua
Guibert of Nogent · c. 1055–c. 1124
An abbot's account of his mother, his own sexual temptations and bad dreams, a murdered bishop, and a communal revolt at Laon, written in imitation of Augustine.
1501–1600
2 works
1529
German
Martin Luther · 1483–1546
The commandments, creed, Lord's Prayer, and sacraments explained in the simplest possible terms, each section beginning with the question: what does this mean?
c. 1550
Old Church Slavonic
Attributed to Sylvester of Novgorod
A manual for the Orthodox household covering prayer, obedience, servants, cooking, laundry, brewing, and the correction of wives and children.
1601–1700
1 work
c. 1675; published 1817
English
Lucy Hutchinson · 1620–1681
A treatise on Christian doctrine written for her daughter, working carefully through creation, providence, the fall, and redemption in the Calvinist order.
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