Prepared by the Congregation of the Index and promulgated by Clement VIII in March 1596, the Index was blocked at the request of the Holy Office until such time as it was made more peremptory in banning all Bible reading in the tongues of common people.
بعد هذه الطبعة ،‏ بقي « فهرس المؤلفات المحرمة قراءتها » على حاله نوعا ما ،‏ رغم ان المزيد من الكتب المحرَّمة اضيف اليه على مر القرون .‏