Shelfmark
Go.3.16
Author
Pietro, ? - -1522 da Lucca,
Title
La arte del ben pensare e contemplare la passione del nostro signore Iesu Christo, con vno singolare Trattato de imitar Christo. Di nuouo corretta, & historiata.
Varying form of title
Running title: Trattato del ben pensare
Publication, distribution, etc.
Stampata in Vinegia : per Bernardino Bindoni milanese., Nel Anno della incarnazione del nostro Signore. M. D. XXXXI. [1541]
Physical description
132 [i.e. 135], [1] leaves : ill. (woodcuts) ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Note
Printer's device on title page.
Note
The name of the author is mentioned at fol. 4r.
Note
Imprint from colophon.
Note
Includes woodcuts.
Citation/references note
EDIT16, CNCE 23161
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Provenance
Ms. note on third front flyleaf: "J. Burrell 14 October 1964".
Provenance
Ms. note on card inserted between rear pastedown and flyleaves: "Bought from E.P. Goldschmidt [?] 14 Oct 1964 & accompanied me as follows: -- 21 May '65 Caravelle (Air France) London to Paris [--] 22 May '65 Trident (B.E.A.) Paris to London [---] 28 Aug '65 Sapphire (T.E.E.) Ostend to Köln".
Binding
17th-century brown morocco over pasteboards. Covers decorated with blind tools and fillets to form a panel; the same tools are used to form a cross inside the compartment created by the panel; the remaining space (composed by four compartments) includes other blind tools; gilt roll on board-edges; gilt roll on turn-ins. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with blind fillets and gilt titling ("Pietro de Luca"; "La arte del ben pensare"; "Vinegia, 1541"). Textblock trimmed and gilted. Endpapers of marbled (pastedowns and facing flyleaves) and undecorated paper; four flyleaves at both ends of the textblock. Box case showing spine, marbled paper outside and red patterned cloth inside.
Copy-specific note
Ms. note on plain postcard inserted between rear pastedown and flyleaves, noting Burrell's travels in Europe.
Copy-specific note
Between boards and textblock: souvenir cards with prayers depicting Pope Pius X, the Virgin Mary, and Christ on the Cross; two water-bus tickets from Venice; bookseller's advertisement for this volume.
Copy-specific note
Ms. notes on front and rear flyleaves about Burrell's trips, in his own hand. It includes a visit to "School Library. Eton" on 4 June 1966.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmark: DDk.6.23.
Subject
Subject
Subject
Christian life Early works to 1800.
Subject
Spiritual life Catholic Church Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Bindoni, Bernardino, active 1535 - 1555 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
ita
Identifier
B50963