Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter ii
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Orthography and Names xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I. Theories of Inquisitional Authority
7. 1. Longue Durée Concerns 19
8. 2. Medieval and Early Modern Precedents 30
9. 3. Theories of Adjudication 65
10. Part II. Practice of Censure in Mexico
11. 4. The Salamanca Connection 93
12. 5. The Early Inquisitions, 1525–71 104
13. 6. The Holy Office Established, 1571–90 134
14. 7. The Ebb of the Holy Office, 1591–1640 164
15. Part III. Censors and Their Worlds
16. 8. Lucre and Connections 201
17. 9. Cordon Sanitaire: Efforts and Failures of Book Censorship 226
18. Conclusion 247
19. Appendix 1: Inquisitional Trials 257
20. Appendix 2: Censors 261
21. Appendix 3: Inquisitors 274
22. Notes 277
23. Bibliography 319
24. Index 347