The Corpus Reformatorum (Corp. Ref., Cor. Ref., C.R., CR) ( Halle (Saale)

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

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, 1834 sqq.), is the general Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 title given to a large collection of Reformation

Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...

 writings. This collection, which runs to 101 volumes, contains reprints of the collected works of John Calvin

John Calvin

John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530...

, Philip Melanchthon, and Huldrych Zwingli

Huldrych Zwingli

Ulrich Zwingli was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. Born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system, he attended the University of Vienna and the University of Basel, a scholarly centre of humanism...

, three of the leading Protestant reformers. Texts in the CR are written in either Latin, French

French language

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 or German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 (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

University of Bonn

The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...

 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

Corpus Catholicorum (series)

The Corpus Catholicorum is a collection of sixteenth century writings by the leading proponents and defenders of the Roman Catholic Church against the teachings of the Protestant reformers....

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History

The Corpus Reformatorum was founded

Foundation (charity)

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 through the efforts of German scholar and theologian Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider

Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider

Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider was a German scholar and theologian from Gersdorf, Saxony. He is noted for, among other things, having planned and founded the monumental Corpus Reformatorum....

  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.
• 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.
• CR 41; Opp.
• 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.
• 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.
• CR 85; Opp.57 –1897
• CR 86; Opp.
• CR 87; Opp.

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

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

External links

• Joannis Calvini opera quae supersunt omnia - Complete set of PDFs from the Université de Genève
• Concerning Bibliography, (xix) - The New Schaff
  Philip Schaff
  Philip Schaff , was a Swiss-born, German-educated Protestant theologian and a historian of the Christian church, who, after his education, lived and taught in the United States.-Biography:...
  
  -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
  Apeldoorn
  Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000...
  
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• 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