Research guides: Vatican II: Other Works

Other Works

Acta et documenta Concilio Oecumenico Vaticano II apparando.
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Vatican City: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1960-present. 26 volumes.
The records of the commissions which prepared draft documents for the Council. Includes the full-text of submissions from bishops around the world. Some volumes have been digitized.
History of Vatican II.
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Edited by Giuseppe Alberigo.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1995-2004. 5 volumes.
The definitive history of the Council. Particularly useful for explanations of the organizational structure.
Concilii Vaticani II Synopsis.
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Rome: Edizioni Santa Croce, 1993-2018.
For each of the sixteen Council documents there is a separate volume which includes the various draft versions of that document.
Vatican II: The Complete History.
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Directed by Alberto Melloni, New York : Paulist Press, 2015.
Includes numerous reference tables and charts about the Council.