An Introductory Bibliography
Primers:
Schism, Conciliarism, and the Crisis
of Papal Monarchy
The Institutional Structure of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Imperial Reform Movement
Late Medieval Canon Law on Marriage
Reformation Theologies:
A Schematic Overview
The Peasants' War: A Concise Overview
Lists:
Holy Roman Emperors
Popes of the “Great Schism”
and Conciliar Era
Popes of the Restoration
and Counter-Reformation
Diocese and Archdiocese of the Empire
Maps:
Europe in 1400 (1)
Central Europe, ca. 1477
German Diocesan Boundaries, ca. 1500
Europe in 1500 (1)
The Peasants' War, 1524-1526 -- Detail
Reformation in Switzerland, 1536 (bitmap)
Reformation in Switzerland, 1536 (jpeg)
Central Europe, ca. 1547
Central European Confessions,
ca. 1560
Europe in 1600
Maps on E-Reserve:
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Europe in 1400 (2)
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European Allegiances during the Great Schism
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The Spread of Printing, 1450-1500
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Europe in 1500 (2)
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Ottoman Expansion and Habsburg-Valois Rivalry
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The Peasants' War, 1524-1526 -- General
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Extent of Protestant Reform, ca. 1560
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European Confessions, ca. 1560
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Huguenot Communities, ca. 1580
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European Confessions in 1648
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Texts:
Dietrich von Nieheim (1340-1418), “On the Union
and Reform of the Church”
Decrees of the Council of Constance (1414-1418)
Constitution of the Free
City of Strasbourg (24 December 1482)
The Perpetual
Public Peace (1495)
The Law of the
Common Penny (1495)
Martin
Luther, “The Freedom of a Christian” (1520)
“General Reform of the Church in Bern”
(1528)
The Augsburg Confession (1530)
Final Recess of the Diet of Augsburg
(1530)
“Marriage Law Code for the
Duchy of Württemberg” (1537)
First Act of
Uniformity 1549 (2 & 3 Edward VI, c. 1)
Ignatius
Loyola, The Spiritual Exercises [excerpt]
The Peace of Augsburg (1555)
[excerpts]
The Canons and
Decrees of the Council of Trent (1545-1563) [entire]
Council
of Trent, Rules on Prohibited Books
Canons
of the Synod of Dordt (1619)
Websites:
Decrees
of All the Ecumenical Councils
The
Protestant Reformation (Hannover College)
The
Reformation Guide
Project
Wittenberg
The
Catholic Reformation (Hannover College)
CCEL: Christian
Classics Ethereal Library
The
Catholic Encyclopedia (1908)
Online
Calendar of Saints Days
Bible,
Gutenberg Edition (c. 1454)
Bible,
King James Version (1611)
Bible,
Revised Standard Version |