A very useful work for biographies, this is a standard source which also covers doctrinal developments and definitions of ecclesiastical terms and customs. Bibliographies are included for most articles. The Oxford encyclopedia of the Reformation. Oxford University Press, 1996. Signed articles dealing with all facets of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations.
Bibliographies usually accompany the articles.
An appendix of maps, as well as a synoptic outline, is in v.4. Westminster, Md., Newman Press, 1950-1960. Bio-bibliographical essays on each of the Church Fathers, including anonymous writers, a bibliographic introduction, and essays on the history of the period. Supplement, 1985- . Still in progress, this work has lengthy, signed articles with extensive bibliographies.