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Gertrude the Great (1256-1302) Johannes Justus Lansperger (1489-1539) La Vita della B. Vergine Gertruda Ridotta in V. Libri.
Venice: Nicolo Pezzana, 1670.
Quarto, two parts in one volume, translated from Latin to Italian by Vincenzo Buondi; separate divisional title: Libro della Spiritual Gratia delle Rivelationi, e Visioni della B. Mettilde Vergine, with identical imprint and separate collation; woodcut vignettes to both title pages; Italian monasterial inscription to ffep, bound in 18th century parchment over boards, text printed in two columns, trimmed closely at the foot, occasionally touching a catchword or signature mark; 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.
Gertrude was a product of the Cistercian community of nuns the Convent of Helfta, in Saxony, Germany. Anna Harrison, in her 2022 book, Thousands and Thousands of Lovers, describes the cloister as, "theologically expert and intellectually vibrant," noting that nuns from this house created the largest set of female-authored theological works of the 13th century.
