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1. Scala perfecc[i]onis
- Creator:
- Hilton, Walter, -1396
- Published / Created:
- [1494]
- Call Number:
- Zi +9694
- Image Count:
- 288
- Resource Type:
- text
- 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, and 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
- 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., and BEIN Zi +9694: Binding: vellum over pasteboard. Gold-tooled spine title: Scala perfectionis / Winchester 1494.
- Publisher:
- Printed by Wynkyn de Worde
- Subject (Topic):
- Spiritual life, Devotional literature, Perfection, Religious aspects, and Catholic Church
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Scala perfecc[i]onis
2. Scale of perfection
- Creator:
- Hilton, Walter, -1396
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1400-1425]
- Call Number:
- Takamiya MS 3
- Image Count:
- 363
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, of the complete text of Hilton's Scale of Perfection. Volume also contains the complete text of Hilton's brief tract, Of angels' song
- Description:
- In Middle English., Ownership inscription of John Price on recto of front flyleaf., Ownership inscription of Samuel Courthope Bosanquet on recto of second front flyleaf., Layout: single columns of approximately 30 lines., Script: English bookhand., Decoration: blue initials with red penwork., and Binding: contemporary white tawed leather over wooden boards; remains of hardware. Modern case.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Hilton, Walter, -1396.
- Subject (Topic):
- Devotional literature, English (Middle), English literature, English prose literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Mysticism
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Scale of perfection
