J.-P. Migne, Patrologiae cursus completus, titulus seriei

Complete Course of Patrology, or a Universal, Entire, Uniform, Convenient, and Economical Library of All the Holy Fathers, Doctors, and Ecclesiastical Writers, both Latin and Greek, who flourished from the Apostolic Age to the time of Innocent III (the year 1216) for the Latins and to the times of Photius (the year 863) for the Greeks: a Chronological Reprinting of all extant Monuments of Catholic Tradition through the first twelve centuries of the Church and more, most diligently corrected according to the most accurate editions, collated with one another and with several manuscript codices; continually illustrated with dissertations, commentaries, and variant readings; augmented with all works discovered after the fullest editions completed in the last three centuries; furnished with particular analytical indexes following each volume or author of any moment; adorned with chapters duly arranged within the text itself, and also with titles distinguishing the upper margin of each page and signifying the subject matter; amplified with works both doubtful and apocryphal, yet possessing some authority in relation to ecclesiastical tradition; enriched with two hundred and more indexes, and especially with two vast and general ones, namely, the first of Subjects, by consulting which whatever not only such or such a Father, but even each single one of the Fathers without any exception has written upon any theme may be seen at a single glance, and the second of Sacred Scripture, from which it is easy for the reader to ascertain which Fathers and in what places of their works have commented upon the individual verses of the individual books of Scripture, from the first of Genesis down to the last of the Apocalypse. A most accurate edition, easily to be preferred to all others if one considers the clearness of the type, the quality of the paper, the integrity of the text, the perfection of the correction, both the variety and the number of the reprinted works, the very convenient form of the volumes constantly uniform with itself throughout the whole course of the Patrology, the smallness of the price, and especially this single, methodical, and chronological collection of six hundred fragments and opuscula hitherto scattered here and there, and now for the first time united in our library from works and manuscripts belonging to all ages, places, languages, and forms.

Greek Series, in which appear the Fathers, Doctors, and Writers of the Greek Church from St Barnabas to Photius, edited by J.-P. Migne, editor of the Universal Library of the Clergy, or of the Complete Courses in the several branches of ecclesiastical science.

The Patrology, after the likeness of the Church herself, is divided into two parts, namely the one Latin, the other Graeco-Latin; the Latin, now completely printed, stands in its bulk at two hundred and twenty volumes, and is sold for eleven hundred francs. The Greek has been committed to print in a twofold edition. The first comprises the Greek text with a parallel Latin version, and will perhaps exceed the number of a hundred volumes. The second presents the Latin version only, and will therefore be kept within about fifty volumes. Each Graeco-Latin volume is purchased for eight francs only, and each purely Latin volume for five francs only: in either case, however, in order that the buyer may enjoy the benefit of this price, it will be necessary that he purchase the entire collection, whether Greek or Latin; otherwise, varying prices will match the size as well as the difficulties of each volume.

Volume VII of the Greek Patrology.

Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons and Martyr.

Printed and sold by J.-P. Migne, Editor, in the street called d'Amboise, near the gate of Paris commonly named d'Enfer, or Petit-Montrouge. 1857