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The Library of Latin Texts has been updated!

On 24/06/2021, the Library of Latin Texts (which now brings together the former LLT-A and LLT-B) has been updated with new works of Denis the Carthusian, Isidore of Seville, John Scotus Eriugena, Martin Luther, and many others, as well as with texts belonging to the Devotio moderna. Jerome’s commentary on Isaiah can now be consulted according to Mgr Gryson’s new critical edition. The texts of Matthias Flacius’ Clavis and of the Summa written by Henry of Gent have been augmented. At present, the LLT contains a total of more than 143.6 million words spread over 11,298 works and diplomatic charters.

The list of texts recently added can be found here.

Brepolis Medieval and Early Modern Bibliographies: update of the Metrics tool

The International Medieval Bibliography (IMB), the Bibliography of Medieval Civilisation (BCM) and the International Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance (IBHR) have been updated. In the subject analyzer, you can now display the ‘Book Series Top 50′ and the Publisher Top 50’ on a specific topic. The new tool can help authors to discover the most suitable book series and publishers for their forthcoming publications.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): ‘Book Series Top 50’ and ‘Publisher Top 50

The Database of Latin Dictionaries has been updated!

The Database of Latin Dictionaries has been updated and now also contains the ‘Diccionario Latino de Andrología, Ginecología y Embriología’ (DILAGE) by Enrique Montero Cartelle and his team (Roma-Barcelona, 2018).

The update also includes an extension of the ‘Latinitatis Medii Aevi Lexicon Bohemorum’ (1995-2019) up to the letter M and a full-text version of Lewis and Short (1879).

Update of Brepolis Medieval and Early Modern Bibliographies

The International Medieval Bibliography (IMB), the Bibliography of Medieval Civilisation (BCM) and the International Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance (IBHR) have been updated. Bibliometric book series profiles are now available. Thanks to this new feature, users can retrieve bibliometric information at the books series level. The new tool can help authors to discover the most suitable book series for their forthcoming publications.

Sources Chrétiennes Online has been updated

In December 2020, the Sources Chrétiennes Online (SCO) database received its last trimestrial update for 2020. It now provides source texts and French translations from 305 out of 600+ printed volumes. Notable additions include the famous Hymns by Romanus Melodus, the Ecclesiastical History by Socrates of Constantinople, Marius Victorinus’ writings, and many others. By 2025, the SCO database will cover all volumes by then published in print in the long-running Sources Chrétiennes edition project.

Update of the Patrologia Orientalis Database

In early November 2020, the Patrologia Orientalis Database (POD) has been updated. It now provides the source texts and translations from all volumes of the print Patrologia Orientalis series that include text editions, up to volume 249 (2019). Notable additions are, among others, a number of Ethiopic hagiographical texts, the Coptic passion of Saint Philotheus, and the Slavonic translation of Athanasius of Alexandria’s second oration against the Arians.