Were "All" of Hobbes' Works Placed on the Index of Prohibited Books?
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According to [*Index of Prohibited Books*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_authors_and_works_on_the_Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum) , all of the works of Thomas Hobbes were placed on the Index of Prohibited Books in the year 1649.
Thomas Hobbes wrote many more books after 1649, including his magum opos, *Leviathan,* which was published in 1651. (Hobbes died in 1679.)
QUESTION: Does the aforementioned list really contain *all* of the works of Hobbes, or just those, perhaps, that were published by 1649? Is it possible that when the list displayed by the above Wiki link indicates "all books," it really means the author himself; e.g., *David Hume* who died after the year of of his books were banned?
In the case of Hobbes, I am most interested in determining whether or not his *Leviathan* was actually banned.
Thank you.
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