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Basic Searching.

Cetedoc is made up of two volumes. Both are searched by default.

Volume I: Patristic and Biblical texts
Volume II: Medieval Texts

Fill in fields you want to search. Click button to left of field to browse index list and find Cetedoc's headings for Latin authors, titles, etc.
- Auctor = List of authors, anonymous works are listed by genre
- Titulus = List of titles, titles have been standardized for ease of use
- Clavis = List of patristic works with chronological and bibliographic info
- Aetas = List of time periods
- Formae = Search by words or parts of words, spelling variants are preserved, thus search with u and i as used in Latin, not v and j. Formae index lists number of hits by:
  - P(atristic)
  - B(iblical)
  - M(iddle Ages)
Hit Enter button to complete search.

Advanced Search Tips

The default search in Formae is phrase searching. The default search in Filter Fields is the AND boolean connector.

Boolean operator buttons to the right of search fields will connect fields in your search

= AND (the default setting)

, = OR

# = NOT

Wildcards & other limiters

? = One unspecified character

* = Any number of unspecified characters

/n = Terms occuring within a maximum of n terms within a sentence in any order

%n = Terms occuring wihtin a maximum of n terms within a sentence in exact order

Results

Results are displayed under the tabs listed below. The number of results is displayed in the bottom right-hand corner of the Inquisitio screen.

Sententiae = Brief list of results, Volume I & II display separately, click tab in bottom left corner to view results from each volume.
Textus = Full text of results highlighted in Sententiae
Memento = Info on author, work, date, and any commentary added

Save to Disk or Print

Available only from Sententiae view, but you can cut and paste to an e-mail or document.For More Information See:

CETEDOC Library of Christian Latin Texts REF KNIGHT BR60.C2 1996 Guide

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Last Modified: 11/02/2006