List of Authors and Writers.

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Etienne Baluze. original: "Stephanus Baluzius" Baluze (1630–1718) was a French scholar and librarian to the famous statesman Colbert; he was a master of medieval legal and ecclesiastical history.
A New Collection of Councils, Paris 1683. folio.
Miscellany, that is, a Collection of ancient records, etc. 4 Volumes. Paris 1679. and following years, 8°.
He also edited, and illustrated with notes, the works of Salvian, Regino, Agobard, the Capitularies, etc.

Cesare Baronio. original: "Cæsar Baronius" An Italian Cardinal and historian whose "Ecclesiastical Annals" served as the definitive Catholic response to Protestant histories.
Ecclesiastical Annals, 12 Volumes. Antwerp 1612. folio.
Martyrology, Antwerp 1589. folio. A catalog of martyrs and saints arranged by their feast days.

Laurent de la Barre. original: "L. de la Barre"
Christian History of the ancient Fathers, Paris 1583. folio.

Kaspar von Barth. original: "Caspar Barthius"
Edited Claudian, Gallus, etc.

John Bale. original: "Joannes Baleus"
Catalogue of the Illustrious Writers of England, Basel 1559. folio.

Balthasar Bebel. original: "Balthasar Bebelius"
Ecclesiastical Antiquities of the first three Centuries, Strasbourg 1669. 8°.

Pierre Belon. original: "Pet. Bellonius"
Observations of memorable things in the East, Antwerp 1589. 8°. Belon was a pioneering naturalist and traveler.

William Beveridge. original: "Gulielmus Beveregius" An English clergyman and Bishop of St Asaph, known for his expertise in church law (canons).
A Digest of Canons, in Greek and Latin, 2 volumes. Oxford 1672. folio. original: "Pandectæ Canonum"

Théodore de Bèze. original: "Theodorus Beza"
Edited Theodore [of Raithu] on the incarnation of the Lord, in Greek and Latin. Geneva 1576. 4°.

Francisco de Bivar. original: "Franciscus Bivarius"
Edited the Chronicle of Dexter with notes, Lyon 1627. folio.

Library of the Fathers original: "Bibliotheca Patrum" of the most recent edition, 27 volumes. Lyon 1677. folio. This refers to the "Maxima Bibliotheca Veterum Patrum," a massive collection of early Christian writings. Note: We have followed this edition, both because it is more comprehensive than others, and because it presents everywhere the best editions of Western writers illustrated with notes.

The de Thou Library original: "Bibliotheca Thuana" Catalogue, Paris 1679. 2 volumes. 8°. The library of Jacques Auguste de Thou was one of the greatest private collections of the 17th century.

Catalogue of the Leiden University Library, original: "Bibliotheca Lugduno-Batavæ" Leiden 1674. 4°.

Marguerin de la Bigne. original: "Marg. Bigneus"
Appendix to the Library of the Fathers, in which are contained the Christian Poets, both Greek and Latin, Paris 1624. folio.

The Library of Cluny, Paris 1614. 4°. original: "Bibliotheca Cluniacensis"

Robert Bellarmine. original: "Rob. Bellarminus" A Jesuit Cardinal and one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation.
On Ecclesiastical Writers, Paris 1658. 8°.

Ole Borch. original: "Olaus Borrichius"
Academic Dissertations on the Poets, Frankfurt 1683. 4°.

Giovanni Bona. original: "Joannes Bona"
On Liturgical matters, Paris 1676. 8°.
On divine Psalm-singing, Paris 1663. 4°.

David Blondel. original: "David Blondellus" A French Protestant who famously debunked several historical myths used by the Papacy.
The False Isidore, and Torres Thrashed, Geneva 1628. 4°. original: "Pseudo-Isidorus, & Turrianus Vapulans" A critique of the "False Decretals," a set of forged medieval documents.
On the Sibyls, in English, London 1656. folio.

Philippe Briet, of the Society of Jesus.
Annals of the world, or a universal Chronicle, Paris 1662. 3 volumes. 12°.

Jacques Bonfrère. original: "Jacobus Bonfrerius"
Eusebius on Hebrew places, in Greek and Latin with notes, Paris 1659. folio.

Gilles Boucher. original: "Ægidius Bucherius"
On the doctrine of Times [Chronology], Antwerp 1634. folio.

Jean du Bois-Olivier. original: "Joan. à Bosco"
The Library of Fleury, Lyon 1605. 8°. original: "Bibliotheca Floriacensis"

Jean-Jacques Boissard. original: "Joannes Boissardus"
Portraits of illustrious men, 4 volumes. Frankfurt 1597, etc. 4°.

Giovanni Maria Guanzelli of Brisighella. original: "Janus Maria Brasichellanus"