The Book of Ratramn
Subtitle: The Priest and Monk of Corbey, Commonly Called Bertram, on the body and blood of the Lord: to which is added an appendix, containing the Saxon homily of Ælfric
Contributors: Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham.; Whittingham, William Rollinson, 1805-1879.
Edition: 1st American ed. / with a preface by W.R. Whittingham.
Publisher: Joseph Robinson
Published: 1843
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
Subjects: Transubstantiation.; Lord's Supper -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Ratramni, presbyteri monachi corbeiensis, qui Bertramus nuncupatur liber de corpore et saunguine Domini.
Notes: English and Latin text

English translation, and appendix, followed by Latin text with special t.p. and separate paging: Ratramni, presbyteri monachi corbeiensis, qui Bertramus nuncupatur liber de corpore et saunguine Domini. Baltimore: Prostant venales apud J. Robinson, 1843.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Preface to the American Edition; title: " of the English Edition, xiii; title: Book of Rathamn, 21; title: § 2. Difference touching Christ's Body and Blood in the Eucharist, 22; title: § 3. Ratramn consulted, 22; title: § 5. State of the Controversy, in two questions, 23; title: § 6. The first question discussed, 24; title: § 7. Figure defined, 24; title: § 5. Truth defined, 25; title: § 9. This Sacrament proved to be in'figure, from the notion of mystery, 25; title: § 11. Argument from the nature of faith, 27; title: § 12. There must be a spiritual, for there is no natural change wrought in the elements, 28; title: § 15. They who will admit no figure in the Eucharist, contradict themselves, 30; title: § 17. Analogy from the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, 31; title: § 20. Analogy from the Baptism of the Fathers in the sea and in the cloud, 33; title: § 22. Analogy from the manna and the water from the rock, 35; title: § 27. Argument from the words of the Institution, 38; title: § 29. Exposition of John 6, 53, 39; title: § 33. St. Augustine quoted, 41; title: § 49. Summary of the foregoing argument, 61; title: § 50. Second Question, 67; title: § 51 St Ambrose quoted, 52; title: § 70. St. Jerome quoted,; title: § 71. Christ's Body and Blood taken in two senses,; title: § 73. The Sacramental Bread a figure of the people as well as of Christ's Body,; title: § 76. As is also the Water mixed with the Wine,; title: § 76. The elements not incorruptible, therefore not Christ's natural Body and Blood, 68; title: § 78. St. Augustine quoted, 70; title: § 86. He argues from a Prayer in use in his time, 74; title: § 88. He argues from another Prayer, 76; title: § 90. St. Fulgentius quoted, 77; title: § 93. St. Augustine quoted again, 79; title: § 96. Form of administering, 82; title: §97. He determines the second question in the; title: negative, 83; title: Appendix.; title: Sermon of the Paschall Lambe, 89; title: Ratramni Liber de Corpore et Sanguine Domini.; title: Praefatio, iii; title: Taestimonia de Ratramno, vii; title: Incipit Liber, 9