Scala perfecc[i]onis

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Title
Scala perfecc[i]onis
Alternative Title
Scale of perfection. English
Scala perfectionis
Here begynneth the table of the thyrde booke of water hylton named Vita mixta or scala perfeccionis
Here begynneth the table of the thyrde booke of walter hylton named Vita mixta or scala perfeccionis
Here begynnen the chapytours of this present volume of waltere Hylton, namyd in laten Scala perfecc[i]onis englysshed the ladder of perfecc[i]on
Cap[itu]la prime partis, Here begynnen the chapytours of this present volume of waltere Hylton, namyd in laten Scala perfecc[i]onis englysshed the ladder of perfecc[i]on
Creator
Hilton, Walter, -1396
Contributor
Beaufort, Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby, 1443-1509.
Worde, Wynkyn de, d. 1534?, printer.
Published / Created
[1494]
Publication Place
Westminster and England Westminster
Publisher
Printed by Wynkyn de Worde
Description
An English translation.
Commissioned by Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby.
With a title-page woodcut containing a nearly illegible xylographic prayer.
Text, a2r, begins: Cap[itu]la prime partis, Here begynnen the chapytours of this present volume of waltere Hylton, namyd in laten Scala perfecc[i]onis englysshed the ladder of perfecc[i]on .
Envoi and colophon, leaf following s4, read: .. and wynkyn de worde this hath sett in prynt in willyam Caxtons hows .. Finit felicit[er] liber intitulatus Scala perfeccionis inpressus a[n]no salutis· M.cccc.lxxxxiiii.
Signatures: a⁴ b-q⁸ r⁶ s⁴ chi¹; A⁸ B⁶.
"Here begynneth the table of the thyrde booke of water [sic] hylton named Vita mixta or scala perfeccionis", caption title, A1r. This book is lacking in most copies; its presence may constitute a later state.
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in 18th c. blind-tooled russia, with gilt edges, by L. Staggemeier, with his ticket. The leaf of "Lenvoye", usually found after s4, is bound at the end following B6. The woodcut (Hodnett 463) on the title page has been torn and repaired with a bookplate bearing the royal Stuart arms.
BAC: British Art Center copy presented to Mary Roos by Lady Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth of York. Inscribed, on a4v: I pray you pray for me, Elysabeth ye Quene; Mastres rosse y truste yn your prayers, the whyche y pray you y may be partener, of Margaret R. the kynges modyr. Also inscribed by Mary Roos (as "Mary Denys" and "Dame Capll") in several places throughout the book.
BAC: British Art Center copy has the bookplate of the Chatsworth Library. Cipher of Narcissus Luttrell is stamped on the title page with the 1693 and on a4v. Also owned previously by Edward Wynne and the Duke of Devonshire (Chatsworth).
BEIN Zi +9694: Fol. 1-4, 131-133, 135-149 (Imperfect: part 3, present only in some copies), wanting.
BEIN Zi +9694: Provenance: bookplate on inside cover: From the Library of Gerald P. Mander Tettenhall Wood Staffordshire. Gift of Louis M. Rabinowitz.
BEIN Zi +9694: Binding: vellum over pasteboard. Gold-tooled spine title: Scala perfectionis / Winchester 1494.
Extent
[298] pages : 28 cm (folio)
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Zi +9694

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Early works to 1800
Incunabula in Yale Library
Woodcuts
Material
ill. ;
Resource Type
text
Subject (Topic)
Spiritual life
Devotional literature
Perfection
Religious aspects
Catholic Church
Subjects
Spiritual life > Early works to 1800
Devotional literature > Early works to 1800
Perfection > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > Early works to 1800
Incunabula in Yale Library
England. London. Worde, Wynkyn de. 1494
Staggemeier, L. > Binder
Elizabeth of York > Pres. insc. to Mary Roos
Beaufort, Margaret > Pres. insc. to Mary Roos
Roos, Mary > Pres insc. from Elizabeth of York and Margaret Beaufort
Luttrell, Narcissus, 1657-1732 > Autograph
Wynne, William Watkin Edward, 1801-1880 > Provenance
Devonshire, Edward William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of, 1895-1950 > Provenance

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Orbis Record
3346707
Object ID (OID)
33079334

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