ABSTRACT
The recent appearance of the final volume of The Contemporary Printed Literature of the English Counter-Reformation between 1558 and 1640, an Annotated Catalogue, by A. F. Allison and D. M. Rogers, Volume II, Works in English (ARCR II), represents the completion of the work of two scholarly lifetimes devoted to the study of early recusant printed books. It has been said at the outset that ARCR (I and II) is more than a catalogue, and it is now perhaps possible to define its scope more precisely. ARCR provides a complete history of English Counter-Reformation book culture in the form of an alphabetical catalogue. ARCR has been made possible by the prolonged and purposeful sacrifice of strictly limited leisure hours and, furthermore, the expenses of frequent and protracted visits to libraries throughout Europe have been borne without any financial assistance whatever.
