16th-century-edition-of-the-dialogue-of-st-catherine-of-siena
Lot 4170
16th-Century Edition of the Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena
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St. Catherine of Siena. DIALOGO DE LA SERAPHICA VERGINE SANTA CATHARINA DA SIENA. Venice: per Pietro de Nicolini da Sabio ad instantia de Marchio Sessa, 1547. Second Sessa edition. Vellum, manuscript on spine, edges stained. 8vo; ff. 293 (i.e. 251), [1]. Roman type; text in Italian. With printer's device on title page and final verso, rear colophon; with woodcut ornaments and initials. Edit16 10270.

6 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

St. Catherine of Siena was a 14th-century Italian mystic who dictated her dialogue with God while in a state of ecstasy.

Vellum with typical age discoloration, several wormholes, some separation from textblock, lacking ties; manuscript on first free endpaper, occasional wormhole, light manuscript on title page, final endpaper with small tear, pages very lightly toned at edges, minimal foxing; pages overall crisp, clean, and unmarked; a very good copy of this extremely rare edition.