The complete text of The Descensus (eight books, 257 verses) is in the script element with id "descensus-corpus" as JSON. A runtime API is at window.DESCENSUS with methods toc, book, verse, verses, search, names, raw, tools and call. URL parameters: ?format=json, ?tools=1, ?verse=5:13, ?q=term. Cite as book:verse, for example Descensus 5:13.

The Descensus

Book I
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