NOTE

 This short treatise¹ was written for the benefit of those who cannot devote much time to the study of the Index. It appeared first in the “Catholic union and Times,” Buffalo², N. Y., and was reprinted in the “Catholic Mind” series, Fordham University Press, New York, as numbers 23 and 24 of 1907.

 

Those who wish to make a deeper study of the subject are referred to the following books:

 

Rev³. Timothy Hurley.—A Commentary on the Present Index Legislation. Dublin, Brown and Nolan. New York, Benziger Bros. $1.35.

Rev. Arthur Vermeersch, S.J.—De prohibitione et censura librorum. $0.85.

Rev. Jos. Hilgers, S.J.—Der Index der verbotenen Bücher. St. Louis, Herder. $3.25.

iv—Die Bücherverbote in Papstbriefen. St. Louis, Herder. $0.95.

Rev. Jos. Hilgers, S.J.—The Roman Index and its Last Historian. A Critical Review of “The Censorship of the Church of Rome” by George Haven⁴ Putnam. Techny, Ill. Society of the Divine Word. 10 cents.

There is also a long article on “Censorship,” written by Rev. J. Hilgers, S.J., in vol. III of the Catholic Encyclopedia⁵.

 

An English translation of the Constitution “Officiorum ac munerum” is contained in The Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII, with Preface by Rev. John J. Wynne, S.J. New York, Benziger Bros. $2.25.

 

1 treatise   

n.专著；(专题)论文

参考例句：

• The doctor wrote a treatise on alcoholism.那位医生写了一篇关于酗酒问题的论文。
• This is not a treatise on statistical theory.这不是一篇有关统计理论的论文。

2 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

3 rev   

v.发动机旋转，加快速度

参考例句：

• It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
• Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。

4 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

5 encyclopedia   

n.百科全书

参考例句：

• The encyclopedia fell to the floor with a thud.那本百科全书砰的一声掉到地上。
• Geoff is a walking encyclopedia.He knows about everything.杰夫是个活百科全书，他什么都懂。