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BRB0242

Title

Subject

Catholic Essays

Description

The Catholic Church actively defended its suppression of controversial literature. This collection of seven essays by the Bishop of Roermond in the Netherlands includes one concerning the need for censorship of the press. Praising the essential role of writing within the history of Christian learning, the author commented that the invention of printing by Johannes Gutenberg had resulted in a world infected by "pernicious lies."

Creator

Cuyckius, Henricus van, 1546–1609.

Source

BRB0242. Henric van Cuyck, Bishop of Roermond (1546–1609). Panegyricae orationes septem. Louvain: Philippus Zangrius, 1596.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

Ecclesiastical

Format

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Language

Type

Christian Essays

Collection

"Heresy and Error": The Ecclesiastical Censorship of Books, 1400–1800

Citation

Cuyckius, Henricus van, 1546–1609., “BRB0242,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed November 12, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1943.