Catholic Studies: Primary Sources
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Ground Floor, Walsh Library
Monsignor James C. Turro Library
The Monsignor James C. Turro Seminary Library is the research library for Seton Hall University’s Immaculate Conception Seminary / School of Theology. The library’s resources include over 70,000 books and 400 periodicals, housing a substantial collections of videos, DVDs and Sacred Music cds, all of which support the educational and spiritual formation of our students. For the advanced scholar there are many critical editions of the major biblical and theological sources; for the pastoral minister a variety of catechetical and education resources are available.
Even for the casual visitor there are various objects of interest which can be viewed such as the first Chippewa Bible or handbooks from the most recent papal elections display in our rare book room.
Rare Bibles from Immaculate Conception Seminary’s Msgr. James C. Turro Library
The following are descriptive essays on Rare Bibles from Immaculate Conception Seminary’s Msgr. James C. Turro Library written by Rev. Lawrence B. Porter, Ph.D., Library Director.
- An Illustrated Edition of the Clementine VulgateThis illustrated work was published by the Giunta publishing house of Venice in 1625 and follows in the tradition of early Latin, or "Vulgate" versions of the Bible.
- Antonio Martini’s Sacra Bibbia secondo la Volgata (1782-1792)This translation written in fine Tuscan style became the most widely used complete Italian translation of the Bible. It was reprinted numerous times beyond the 18th century.
- Bourassé and Janvier’s 1866 Edition of “The Bible of Tours”This volume printed in 1843 by Father Jean-Jacques Bourassé and Father Pierre Désiré Janvier is the translation of a sixth-century Latin Vulgate manuscript called “The Bible of Tours"
- Chippewa Testament, 1833Published in 1833, this is a first edition of the first complete translation of the New Testament into the Chippewa language.
- Chippewa Testament, 1833A selection of images from the Chippewa Testament.
- The Welsh-Language Bible and Prayer Book of 1809This volume is a Welsh translation of the Book of Common Prayer written in the early 19th century.