Bibliotheca selecta
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| Bibliotheca selecta | |
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| Full title | Bibliotheca selecta de ratione studiorum in Historia, In Disciplinis, in salute omnium procuranda |
| Author(s) | Antonio Possevino |
| Language | Latin |
| Date | 1598 |
| Genre | Bibliographical encyclopedia |
Bibliotheca selecta (full title Bibliotheca selecta de ratione studiorum in Historia, In Disciplinis, in salute omnium procuranda) is a bibliographical encyclopedia by the Jesuit Antonio Possevino, printed in two folio volumes at the Typographia Apostolica Vaticana by Domenico Basa in 1593. It represents an authoritative and up-to-date Jesuit compendium of Counter-Reformation knowledge.
Bibliotheca selecta is a two-volume bibliographical encyclopedia compiled by Jesuit scholar and diplomat Antonio Possevino. It was printed in Rome in 1593 at the Tipografia Apostolica Vaticana by Domenico Basa, and modern reference works describe it as a project that lists and comments on works Possevino considered essential for a complete Christian humanistic culture.[1]
The 1593 printing was licensed and supported by Pope Clement VIII and was examined by both Jesuit scholars and members of the Congregation for the Index before publication.[1] Bibliotheca selecta has been described as a catalogue of books considered necessary for Catholic education and as outlining an "ideal library", and it has been studied in relation to Jesuit approaches to the selection and organisation of approved reading.[2]