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).

Corpus Reformatorum: title page to volume 1.

Founder and primary editor of the series Corpus Reformatorum, Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider.

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

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

• 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

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

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

CR 1 - 1834 CR 2 - 1835 CR 3 - 1836 CR 4 - 1837 CR 5 - 1838

CR 6 - 1839 CR 7 - 1840 CR 8 - 1841 CR 9 - 1842 CR 10 - 1842

CR 11 - 1843 CR 12 - 1844 CR 13 - 1846 CR 14 - 1847

CR 15 - 1848 CR 16 - 1850 CR 17 - 1851 CR 18 - 1852

CR 19 - 1853 CR 20 - 1854 CR 21 - 1854 CR 22 - 1855 CR 23 - 1855

CR 24 - 1856 CR 25 - 1856 CR 26 - 1858 CR 27 - 1859 CR 28 - 1860

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

Edited by Guilielmus Baum, Eduardus Cunitz, Eduardus Reuss.

• Opp. = Opera Quae Supersunt Omnia.

CR 29; Opp, CR 30; 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; Opp.45 – 1891 CR 74; Opp.46 –1891 CR 75; 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

CR 88; Werke 1 – 1904 CR 89; Werke 2 – 1907

Notes

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

References

• 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

External links

• 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 LatinFranc Text&Jpg