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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.

1101–1200

The Twelfth Century

1 work

c. 1170–1195

Greek

Commentaries on the Canons

Theodore Balsamon · c. 1130–after 1195

A commentary on the whole body of church canons, reconciling them with imperial law and ruling on what remained in force.

Byzantine · Canon lawRead elsewhere