Editions
Incunabula (15th century) partial editions were printed as early as 1463; an edition of the first section of part 2 was printed by Peter Schöffer of Mainz in 1471.[13] A full edition was printed by Michael Wenssler of Basel in 1485.[14] From the 16th century, numerous commentaries on the Summa were published, notably by Peter Crockaert (d. 1514), Francisco de Vitoria and by Thomas Cajetan (1570).
- 1663. Summa totius theologiae (Ordinis Praedicatorum ed.), edited by Gregorio Donati (d. 1642)
- 1852–73. Parma edition. Opera Omnia, Parma: Fiaccadori.
- 1871–82. Vivès edition. Opera Omnia, Paris: Vivès.
- 1886. Editio altera romana, edited by Pope Leo XIII. Forzani, Rome.[15]
- 1888. Leonine Edition, edited by Roberto Busa, with commentary by Thomas Cajetan.[16]
- 1964–80. Blackfriars edition (61 vols., Latin and English with notes and introductions, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (New York: McGraw-Hill. 2006. ISBN 9780521690485 pbk).
Translations
The most accessible English translation of the work is that originally published by Benziger Brothers, in five volumes, in 1911 (with a revised edition published in 1920).
The translation is entirely the work of Laurence Shapcote (1864-1947), an English Dominican friar. Wanting to remain anonymous, he attributed the translation to the Fathers of the English Dominican Province. Father Shapcote also translated various of Aquinas's other works.[17]
- 1886–92. Die katholische Wahrheit oder die theologische Summa des Thomas von Aquin (in German), translated by C.M Schneider. Regensburg: G. J. Manz.[18]
- 1911. The Summa Theologiæ of St. Thomas Aquinas, translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province. New York: Benziger Brothers.
- 1920–22. The Summa Theologiæ of St. Thomas Aquinas (revised ed.). London: Benziger Brothers.[19]
- 1947–48. (reissue, 3 vols.) New York: Benziger Brothers.[20]
- 1981. Westminster, MD: Christian Classics.
- 1927–43. Theologische Summa (in Dutch), translated by Dominicanen Order. Antwerpen.[21]
- 1964–80. Blackfriars edition (61 vols., Latin and English with notes and introductions, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, and New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company), paperback edition 2006 (ISBN 9780521690485).
- 1989. Summa Theologiae: A Concise Translation, T. McDermott. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode.
