CETEDOC (Corpus Christianorum)

Begin a search by typing in forms/authors/titles directly or by using the use <F2>[BROWSE] command and selecting one or more terms from the browse menus.

N.B. With regard to orthographic conventions/mutations: see pp.17-22 of the CETEDOC manual (BR60.C4) at the Ref Desk.

Search Indexes

Author:    use <F2>[BROWSE]
Title:     use <F2>[BROWSE]

Aetas:     use <F2>[BROWSE]

Clavis:    see pp.14-17 of the CETEDOC manual for information

Formae:    check against the forms in the database by either 
           of two 
            1)  Page down to the FORMAE search field, press
                <F2> methods [BROWSE], type in the first few 
                letters of the desired term, and then select  
                terms from the BROWSE window.
            2)  Page down to the FORMAE search field, type
                in your  search term (i.e., carnal*; *aliter
                p*nitent*;), press  <F4> [INDEX] to view and
                select from forms retrieved.
           * = unlimited truncation  

Moving Around

<Enter>
cause search to be carried out; cause full text of
sententiae to be displayed when in the 
<F3>[DISPLAY] mode;
marks and unmarks selections resulting from 
<F2>[BROWSE].
<Escape>
return to the main search screen or backs out to previous 
menu/screen
<PageUp> <PageDown>
move between search fields: Author, Titles, Forms, etc.
<Spacebar>
marks and unmarks selections reulting from 
<F4>[INDEX] 
commands. Changes defaults in <F8>[OPTIONS] 

Special Search Characters

Truncation (can be at beginning, end, or internal)

*  unlimited truncation (max. two * per form, or one 
   when combined with one or more ?) 
?  any one character

Boolean operators

and  (alternative symbol: +)
or   (alternative symbol: ,)
not  (alternative symbol: #)

Proximity operators: CLCLT will search a phrase exactly as typed, e.g., relictis turbis; causa dominus.

/   within specified number of words: carnal* /10 mulier*
%   order of words:  x %2 y means x appears before y
    with no more  than two terms in between
()  groups search terms into correct relationships:  
    (x OR y) AND z
-   proximity codes / and % can not be used next to a
    parenthesis.  Instead of searching 
    (carnaliter OR corporaliter) /3 spiritaliter
    search (carnaliter /3 spiritaliter) OR 
    (corporaliter /3 spiritaliter)

Display <F3>

<PgUp> <PgDn>  <Home> 
<End> Move through display
<Enter> displays full text of sententiae in display 
window
<F6>     displays bibliographic citation of selected text