The Library
1693 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
1 work
c. 670–690
Latin
The school of Theodore and Hadrian
Classroom notes from the school at Canterbury, explaining biblical words with reference to Greek, Syriac usage, and the actual geography of the Near East.
801–900
1 work
c. 860–862
Latin
John Scotus Eriugena · c. 815–c. 877
A Latin version of the whole Dionysian corpus, made from a Greek manuscript the Byzantine emperor had sent as a diplomatic gift.
1201–1300
1 work
c. 1260–1286
Latin
William of Moerbeke · c. 1215–c. 1286
Aristotle rendered from Greek into Latin word for word, along with Proclus, Archimedes, and Greek commentators, at the request of his friend Aquinas.
1401–1500
2 works
c. 1444–1457
Latin
Lorenzo Valla · c. 1407–1457
Notes comparing the Vulgate against Greek manuscripts and finding the Latin wanting in dozens of places, including words on which doctrines had been built.
c. 1453–1460
Greek
Anakalema tes Konstantinopoles
Anonymous
A vernacular lament for the city, addressing the empress of cities directly and describing Hagia Sophia's icons weeping.
1501–1600
2 works
1516
Greek
Novum Instrumentum Omne
Desiderius Erasmus · c. 1466–1536
The Greek text printed alongside a fresh Latin translation and annotations, produced in haste from a handful of late manuscripts.
printed 1514–1517; issued 1520
Latin
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros and his team · 1436–1517
The Bible in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin in parallel columns, with grammars and a Hebrew dictionary, produced at a Spanish university by Jewish converts and Greek scholars.
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