Centuria, which appeared in 1560, will give an idea of the contents: Title page dedication to Queen Elizabeth (co. 3–12) brief statement of the chief events of the century (col.13) spread of the Church: where and how (13–35) persecution and peace of the Church under Diocletian and Maximian (35–159) the Church's teaching and its history (160–312) heresies (312–406) rites and ceremonies (406 -483) Church discipline and government (483–582) schisms and controversies (583–609) councils (609–880) leading bishops and doctors (880–1337) leading heretics (1338–1403) the martyrs (1403–1432) miracles and miraculous occurrences (1433–1456) political relations of the Jews (1456–1462) other non-Christian religions (1462–1560) political changes (1560–1574) Scriptural index (8 cols.) general index (92 pages of four columns) This method was applied only to the first thirteen centuries, which were published separately in folio volumes at Basel; I–III in 1559 (reprinted 1560, 1562, 1564); IV in 1560 (reprinted 1562); V and VI in 1562; VII and VIII in 1564; IX in 1565; X and XI in 1567; XII in 1569; and XIII in 1574. The three remaining centuries were completed in manuscript by Wigand (who was largely responsible for all the work done between 1564–74), but never published, and the various attempts made in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to continue the work came to naught. In 1624 a complete edition of the Centuries in six folio volumes was issued at Basel by Louis Lucius, who omitted the authors' names and dedications, and introduced various modifications of the text in a Calvinistic sense. A third edition appeared at Nuremberg 1757–1765, but did not get beyond the fifth century. Notes and references External links Latin edition of 1757, HathiTrust Digital Library Baudouin, Flacius, and the Plan for the Magdeburg Centuries'' 1559 books 1560 books 1562 books 1564 books 1566 books 1567 books 1569 books 1574 books 16th-century history books 16th-century Christian texts History of Christianity texts History books about Catholicism Reformation in Germany History of the papacy History of Magdeburg 16th-century Latin books