Research Catalog

Title

Sancto Iouanni Climacho altrimenti Scala paradisi.

Author

John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century

Publication

Questo libro fu facto in Venesia : per Christopholo da Mandelo, nel MCCCCLXXXXII, die XII mensis Octubris [12 October 1492]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gentile, da Foligno (Augustinian), active 14th century
• Angelus, Clarenus, approximately 1255-1337
• Pensis, Christophorus de, active 1487-1503

Description

[196] pages : illustrations; 22 cm (4to)

Uniform Title

Scala paradisi. Italian

Alternative Title

• Scala paradisi.
• Sancto Iovanni Climacho altrimenti Scala paradisi
• Climacho altrimenti Scala paradisi
• Climacho
• Climaco
• Tauola spirituale
• Tavola spirituale
• Sancta scala
• Scala del Paradiso
• Sermone de Sancto Iohanne Climacho al pastore

Subject

• Spiritual life > Christianity > Early works to 1800
• Monastic and religious life > Early works to 1800
• Christian literature, Italian > Early works to 1800
• Ladders > Symbolic aspects > Early works to 1800
• Christian literature, Italian
• Ladders > Symbolic aspects
• Monastic and religious life
• Spiritual life > Christianity

Genre/Form

• Devotional literature.
• Early works.
• Woodcuts – Italy – 15th century.
• Incunabula – Italy – Venice.

Note

• "Incomincia elprologo dellibro chiamato Climaco ... Questo sancto libro ha dua nomi. Luno delli suoi nomi e decto Tauola spirituale [per]oche in esso sicontiene abreuiate & copiosamente quasi tucte doctrine necessarie allauita spirituale. Laltro nome si e chiamato la sancta scala. Peroche in esso si dimostrano li grach [per] li quali lanima sale & peruiene alla sumita & alteza dellaperfectione spirituale"--Page [3].
• Translation from the Latin version of Angelus Clarenus is attributed to Gentile da Foligno (Augustinian) in ms. 1351 of the Biblioteca Riccardiana, Florence. See article "Gentile da Foligno," by Paolo Vian, in Dizionario biografico degli italiani, v. 53, 2000.
• Previously published in 1478 (Torrebelvicino : Giovanni Leonardo Longo) and in 1491 (Venice : [Bernardinus Benalius and] Matteo Capcasa (di Codeca)). See Incunabula short title catalogue, ij00308000, ij00309000.
• Imprint from colophon.
• Signatures: a-l⁸ m¹⁰. Leaf m10v blank.
• Printed in 2 columns. Roman type (Proctor 5228); 42 lines. Initial spaces, with printed guide letters; with register (following colophon) and signature marks; without catchwords and foliation.
• Illustrations: 2 small outline woodcuts (author with monks on title page, and column-width Pietà on page [4]). The latter had previously been used in an edition of Meditationes vitae Christi (Incomi[n]ciano le deuote meditatione sopra la passione del nostro signore. Venice : Bernardinus Benalius and Matteo Capcasa (di Codeca), about 1491); see Sander 1176.
• Ornamental initials, white on black.
• "Incomencia el Sermone de Sancto Iohanne Climacho al pastore": page [185]. "Explicit sermo ad pastore[m] beati Iohan[n]is Climaci": page [195].

Indexed In (note)

• Incunabula short title catalogue
• Universal short title catalogue
• Bibliothèque nationale (France). Catalogue des incunables
• Catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford
• Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum
• Catalogue of the fifteenth-century printed books in the Harvard University Library
• Essling, V.M., prince d'. Livres à figures vénitiens de la fin du XVe siècle et du commencement du XVIe
• Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke
• Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries
• Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum
• Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum
• Reichling, D. Appendices ad Hainii-Copingeri Repertorium bibliographicum
• Indice generale degli incunaboli delle biblioteche d'Italia
• Proctor, R. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum
• Sander, M. Livre à figures italien depuis 1467 jusqu'à 1530

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online (Biblioteca Corsiniana, Rome copy) via BEIC.

Binding (note)

• 19th century English quarter brown leather and reddish brown paste paper boards.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Ital. 1492 (John Climachus, Saint)

OCLC

770892125

Author

John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century, author.

Title

Sancto Iouanni Climacho altrimenti Scala paradisi.

Publisher

Questo libro fu facto in Venesia : per Christopholo da Mandelo, nel MCCCCLXXXXII, die XII mensis Octubris [12 October 1492]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Physical Medium

4to rdabf

Indexed In:

Incunabula short title catalogue, ij00310000 https://data.cerl.org/istc/ij00310000

Universal short title catalogue, 994049 https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/994049

Bibliothèque nationale (France). Catalogue des incunables, J-202

Catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, J-149 http://incunables.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/record/J-149

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, v. 5, page 468 (IA.23464 )

Catalogue of the fifteenth-century printed books in the Harvard University Library, entry 2379

Essling, V.M., prince d'. Livres à figures vénitiens de la fin du XVe siècle et du commencement du XVIe, 1re part., t. 2, pages 35-36, entry 566

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, M13409 https://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de/docs/M13409.htm

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, J-310

Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, entry 5469

Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, entry 5469

Reichling, D. Appendices ad Hainii-Copingeri Repertorium bibliographicum, entry 5469

Indice generale degli incunaboli delle biblioteche d'Italia entry 5216

Proctor, R. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum, entry 5228

Sander, M. Livre à figures italien depuis 1467 jusqu'à 1530, entry 2019

Additional Formats

Also available online (Biblioteca Corsiniana, Rome copy) via BEIC.

Binding

19th century English quarter brown leather and reddish brown paste paper boards. NN

Place of Publication

Italy Venice.

Added Author

Container of (work): John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century. Liber ad pastorem. Italian.

Gentile, da Foligno (Augustinian), active 14th century, translator.

Angelus, Clarenus, approximately 1255-1337, translator.

Pensis, Christophorus de, active 1487-1503, printer.

Added Title

Sermone de Sancto Iohanne Climacho al pastore

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Ital. 1492 (John Climachus, Saint)