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It is a monumental work and is still influential for scholars of the Middle Ages , comparable to the '' Monumenta Germaniae Historica ''. The ''Patrologia Latina'' is one part of the ''Patrologiae Cursus Completus'', the second part of which is the ''Patrologia Graeco-Latina'', consisting of Patristic and medieval Greek works with Latin translations. The ''Patrologia Latina'' includes over 1000 years of Latin works from , was published from 1844 to 1849, and volumes 74 to 217, from Pope Gregory I to Innocent III, was published from 1849 to 1855. Although the collection ends in 1216 after the death of Innocent III, Migne originally wanted to include documents all the way up to the Reformation ; this task proved too great, but some later commentaries or documents associated with earlier works were included. All of the documents are reprints of previously published works. The printing plates for the ''Patrologia'' were destroyed by fire in 1868, but with help from the Garnier printing house they were restored and new editions were printed beginning in the 1880s. NOTABLE AUTHORS IN THE PATROLOGIA These are some of the more notable authors included in the ''Patrologia'', with the volume(s) in which they appear. Most of the works are ecclesiastic in nature, but there are also documents of literary, historical or linguistic (such as the Gothic bible in vol. 18) interest.
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