Across the library

Indexes to the Library

Five ways into every work on the shelves. Each reference names its work: 1·–4· the first four books of Sixtus's Holy Library, 5· and 6· his annotations (Old and New Testaments) and 7· and 8· his Defenses; P1· and P2· Pererius; R· Riccioli; T· Serarius on the Jewish sects and SJ· and SJ2· on Joshua, the former and the latter tome (by his printed columns); D· Delrio's Areopagitic Vindications and DM· his Investigations into Magic; G· Granada; M· and C· Mazzella; PE· and PC· Passaglia; AC· Contzen; SS· Sibylla (by printed page); AN· Antoninus (by title and chapter); L· Laurent (by part and chapter).

93 subjects

Subject Index

One taxonomy for the whole library — every theme the works touch.

7710 persons

Index of Persons

Across the whole library — Fathers, Doctors, philosophers, and astronomers, wherever each is discussed.

18 councils

Councils & Canons

Church councils and synods cited anywhere in the library.

59 entries

Heresies & Censured Opinions

Sects, heresiarchs, and censured opinions refuted anywhere in the library.

1827 passages

Scripture Passages

Across the whole library — where Sixtus, Pererius, and Riccioli treat each passage, in canonical order.

The same five indexes appear at the back of the combined PDF edition.

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