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.
1301–1400
5 works
1377–1378
Latin
John Wycliffe · c. 1328–1384
An argument that scripture is wholly true and sufficient, that it belongs to every Christian, and that church tradition must be measured against it rather than the reverse.
c. 1379–1381
Latin
John Wycliffe · c. 1328–1384
A denial of transubstantiation on philosophical grounds: an accident cannot exist without a subject, so the bread must remain bread while being also Christ's body sacramentally.
c. 1382–1383
Latin
John Wycliffe · c. 1328–1384
Truth, Falsehood, and Wisdom debate the whole of theology, summarising his mature positions on God, creation, the sacraments, and the corruption of the orders.
c. 1382–1395 in two versions
Middle English
John Wycliffe's circle
The whole Bible translated from the Vulgate into English, first word for word and then revised into readable idiom, with a prologue defending vernacular scripture.
1395
Middle English
Anonymous
A manifesto nailed to the doors of Westminster Hall condemning clerical wealth, celibacy, transubstantiation, pilgrimages, images, and war.
1401–1500
1 work
c. 1409–1410
Middle English
Nicholas Love · d. c. 1424
An English version of the Pseudo-Bonaventure meditations, expanded with passages defending the eucharist and the church against Lollard objections.
6 of 1577 works