Post-Reformation Digital Library

“The Post-Reformation Digital Library (PRDL) is a select database that organizes the vast array of publicly available digital sources on the development of theology and philosophy during the early modern era (late 15th-18th c.). The PRDL spans collections from major research libraries, independent scholarly initiatives, and corporate documentation projects. With the proliferation of sources scattered across various digital libraries, it can be difficult for the individual scholar to find or keep track of all the new content that is appearing daily. The PRDL is a response to the challenge of curation arising from this situation, and is collaborative effort to organize this content for scholars of early modern theology and philosophy. The PRDL does not directly host digital copies of sources, but rather assembles links to publicly available sources from permanent collections.”

Resources Available

  • Primary Sources:  Includes late medieval and patristic works printed and referenced in the early-modern era, as well as Reformation sources; categorized by author, publisher, place, date, genre, and topic
  • Secondary Sources:  Includes early-modern and modern sources
  • Reference:  Includes relevant dictionaries and encyclopedias, historical atlases and gazetteers, printers marks, etc.

Project of Junius Institute for Digital Reformation Research, hosted by H. Henry Meeter Center, Calvin University