Shelfmark
Fm.4.02(16)
Author
Uniform title
[Vita della veneranda Madre suor Maria Maddalena de Pazzi. English]
Title
The life of St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi, a Carmelite nunn. Newly translated out of Italian by the Reverend Father Lezin de Sainte Scholastique, Provincial of the Reformed Carmelites of Touraine. At Paris, for Sebast. Cramoisy in St. James's Street, at the sign of Fame. 1670. And now done out of the French: with a preface concerning the nature, causes, concomitants, and consequences of ecstasy and rapture, and a brief discourse added about discerning and trying the spirits, whether they be of God.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed; and are to be sold by Randal Taylor near Stationers Hall., 1687.
Physical description
[4], 134, [2] p. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Language
Text in English with quotations and examples in Latin and Greek.
Note
Signatures: [A]² B-S⁴.
Note
Both titlepages enclosed within double ruled border.
Note
"The life of St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi, a Carmelite nunn. Newly translated by the Reverend Father Lezin de Sainte Scholastique; Provincial of the Reformed Carmelites of Touraine. At Paris, for Sebastian Cramoisy in St. James's Street, at the sign of Fame. 1670. With the King's priviledge and approbation" has divisional title page (leaf F2 recto); pagination and register are continuous.
Note
With a preliminary imprimatur leaf and a final errata leaf.
Note
A translation into English from the original Italian by Thomas Smith of: Puccini, Vincenzio. La vita di Santa Maria Maddalena de Pazzi.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P4158
Citation/references note
ESTC, R31939
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Binding
17th century; inboard binding; sewn on five cord sewing supports; paper boards; tight spine; five raised bands; full cover of speckled tanned calf; blind tooled perimeter frame and concentric frame with fleurons in each corner; endbands; endleaves; cut red sprinkled edges; spine label reading "Tracts against popery".
Copy-specific note
Bound with fifteen other items.
Copy-specific note
Previously: Do.4.2.
Copy-specific note
Ms. contents list on front free flyleaf verso.
Copy-specific note
Ms. inscription on title page: "By Dr J. Smith of Magdalen Coll.".
Subject
Subject
Spirits Early works to 1800.
Subject
Devotional literature Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Taylor, Randal bookseller.
Added entry--name
Smith, Thomas, 1638 - 1710 translator.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng lat grc fre ita
Identifier
B42693