The Primitiae of the ‘Corpus Christianorum’
Bernard M. Peebles
In 1953 there was issued from the Brepols press of Turnhout (Belgium) a modest paper-bound fascicle hundred pages that had double importance for students patristics. Not only did it supply, among other things, critical texts (one them never before printed) two writings Tertullian; gave tangible proof new edition all earlier Latin Christian writings, announced as project five years earlier, gone beyond planning stage and, in this small yet solid specimen, actually being — Series latina Corpus Christianorum (CCL) directed by Benedictines Abbey St. Pierre, Steenbrugge (Belgium). Since then, initial has made appearance opening part full, 750-page volume presents half Tertullian's works and forms first series. To Volume II added its own total 900 to bring Tertullian (and Ps.-Tertullian) completion. At points carefully pre-established sequence, volumes have come hand: Tractatus Augustine on Gospel John (36) sermons Caesarius Arles (103, 104). It is two-year yield volumes, seen relation design , subject present, brief survey.
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