Corpus Reformatorum

The Corpus Reformatorum (Corp. Ref., Cor. Ref., C.R., CR) ( Halle (Saale), 1834 sqq.), is the general Latin title given to a large collection of Reformation writings. This collection, which runs to 101 volumes, contains reprints of the collected works of John Calvin, Philip Melanchthon, and Huldrych Zwingli, three of the leading Protestant reformers. Texts in the CR are written in either Latin, French or German (using Fraktur typefaces).

A collection of sixteenth century Catholic writings, intended as a counterpart to the Corpus Reformatorum, was begun by Professor Joseph Greving (1868–1919) of the University of Bonn in 1915. It was announced that same year in the Theologische Revue as a "Plan für ein Corpus Catholicorum" or "Plan for a Corpus Catholicorum" ^[1]

History[edit]

The Corpus Reformatorum was founded through the efforts of German scholar and theologian Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider,^[2] who began planning for it sometime after 1827. From 1834 until his death in 1848, Bretschneider also served as its primary editor.

List of editors[edit]

Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider (1776-1848)
Heinrich Ernst Bindseil (1803-1876)
Edward (Eduard) Reuss (Reuß) (1804–1891)
August Edward (Eduard) Cunitz (Caunitz) (1812-1886)
Johann Wilhelm (Guilielmus) (William) Baum (1806-1878)
Emil Egli (1848-1908)
Georg Finsler (1819-1899)
Walther Köhler (1870-1946)

The Corpus Reformatorum online[edit]

These works are being digitized by Google Books. Not all volumes are currently available. Many volumes which have been digitized are no longer available online.

Series I: Philip Melanchthon, Opera Quae Supersunt Omnia - Volumes 1- 28[edit]

Volumes 1-15 edited by Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider. Volumes 16-28 edited by Heinrich Ernst Bindseil.

Series II: Ioannis Calvini, Opera Quae Supersunt Omnia – Volumes 29- 87[edit]

Edited by Guilielmus Baum, Eduardus Cunitz, Eduardus Reuss.

Opp. = Opera Quae Supersunt Omnia.

CR 29 (Institutio Christianae Religionis - 1536 / 1559 ed.); Opp. 1,
CR 30 (Institutio Christianae Religionis - 1559 ed.); Opp. 2 - 1864
CR 31; Opp. 3 - 1865
CR 32; Opp.
CR 33; Opp. 5 - 1867
CR 34; Opp. 6 - 1867
CR 35; Opp. 7 - 1868
CR 37; Opp. 9 - 1870
CR 38; Opp. 10 (Pars Prior. & Pars Posterior.) - 1871 & 1872
CR 39; Opp.
CR 40; Opp.12 - 1874
CR 41; Opp. 13 - 1875
CR 42; Opp.
CR 43; Opp.
CR 44; Opp. 16 - 1877
CR 45; Opp.
CR 46; Opp.
CR 47; Opp.
CR 48; Opp.
CR 49; Opp. 21 - 1879
CR 50; Opp. 22 - 1880
CR 51; Opp.
CR 52; Opp.
CR 53; Opp.
CR 54; Opp.
CR 55; Opp.
CR 56; Opp.
CR 57; Opp.
CR 58; Opp.
CR 59; Opp.31 –1887
CR 60; Opp.32 – 1887
CR 61; Opp.33 – 1887
CR 62; Opp.34 –1887
CR 63; Opp.35 – 1887
CR 64; Opp.36 –1888
CR 65; Opp.37 – 1888
CR 66; Opp.38 – 1888
CR 67; Opp.
CR 68; Opp.
CR 69; Opp.
CR 70; Opp.
CR 71; Opp.43 – 1890
CR 72; Opp.44 -1890
CR 73 (Commentarius in Harmoniam Evangelicam); Opp.45 – 1891
CR 74 (Commentarius in Harmoniam Evangelicam); Opp.46 –1891
CR 75 (Commentarius in Evangelium Ioannis); Opp. 47 - 1892
CR 76; Opp.
CR 77; Opp.
CR 78; Opp.
CR 79; Opp.51 – 1895
CR 80; Opp.52 – 1895
CR 81; Opp.53 – 1895
CR 82; Opp.54 – 1895
CR 83; Opp.55 – 1896
CR 84; Opp. 56 - 1896
CR 85; Opp.57 –1897
CR 86-87; Opp.58-19 – 1900

Series III: Huldreich Zwinglis, Sämtliche Werke - Volumes 88-101[edit]

Notes[edit]

^ The Fortnightly review, ed., Arthur Preuss, St. Louis, Missouri, Volume XXVI, No. 21, November 1, 1919, p. 332
^ Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider. - Schaff-Herzog

References[edit]

An English-language finding guide to John Calvin Opera quae supersunt omnia, edited by Guilielmus Baum, Eduardus Cunitz, and Eduardus Reuss; Calvin Opera 1-59, Corpus reformatorum 29-88, Brunswick and Berlin, 1863-1900, John Lee Thompson, Pasadena, Calif., John L. Thompson, 1995 [1]

External links[edit]

Joannis Calvini opera quae supersunt omnia - Complete set of PDFs from the Université de Genève
Concerning Bibliography, (xix) - The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
Philip Melanchthon. Literature (Portrait) - History of the Christian Church, Vol. 7 - Philip Schaff
Select Bibliography Of the Reformation (2.1.3.) - Westminster Seminary California
Complete Works of Calvin from the Corpus Reformatorum on CD - The Instituut voor Reformatieonderzoek (Institute for Reformation Research) - Apeldoorn.
Many volumes of Calvin's works in the Corpus Reformatorum via Google Books
Exegetical works of Zwingli: critical edition in the Corpus Reformatorum, voll. C-CIX
Online Calvini Opera - 59 vols Latin&Franc Text&Jpg

[1] The Fortnightly review, ed., Arthur Preuss, St. Louis, Missouri, Volume XXVI, No. 21, November 1, 1919, p. 332

[2] Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider. - Schaff-Herzog

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