Caption title.

Imprint from Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum.

Signature: a⁸.

Woodcut capitals.

Includes (a4r-a7v) an Italian translation by Filippo Cioni, dated at end; Mcccclxxxxvii [1498]. d[e]l mese di febraio.

Includes (a8r-v) an anonymous Italian song with first line: Viua uiua in nostro core.

Dealer's description of Beinecke Library copy indicates song was probably sung at the carnival celebration in Florence in 1496, citing Macey.

The "gradus" here expounded are set forth by Saint Bonaventure in the early part of the tract variously known as Parvum bonum, Regimen conscientiae, De triplici via, etc.

Tractato di sette gradi per li quali si ascende alla sommità della vita spirituale

Vita spirituale

Viua uiua in nostro core.

Viva viva in nostro core.

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, M40442

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, v. VI, page 653

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, S-284

Incunabula short title catalogue, is00284000

Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, 14450

Proctor, R. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum, 6228

Macey, P. Bonfire songs, page 64

Mysticism > Early works to 1800.

Early works.

Incunabula.

Italy Florence.